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Les diagrammea suivants illustrent la mAthode. errata I to i I pelure, on k D 32X t f ■ . r 2 S r 1 ■ , a 3 '4 5 6 • . * / . TiiE VISIT OF HIS llOYAL IIIQ1INES3 THE PRINCE OF WALES TO AMERICA RRPItlNTKD FROM TUB LOWER CANADA JOURNAL OF EDUCATION I I W'nU an Appcmlix coiitniuitig rOEMS, ADDUEifcii:^, LLTTIiUS, &c, '3* • . - * MONTREAL PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY EUSEBE SENEGAL ^0. 4, St. Vincent Street. 1860. TT \ \ 9**^, i h % s b.:- ] 1 ^1 !»■ V I •V ♦* r \ THE VISIT OF lUrt UOYAL lUGUNESS THE I'lUSCE OF WALES TO AMERICA REPRINTED FROM THK LOWER CANADA Ji)UUNAL OF EDUCATION, Willi ill Appeiulix coiuaiiuiii: POI :MS, AUDlU:,SSr.S. LLVrTLRS, &(. f MOKTREAL PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY EUSEBE SENEGAL No. 4, St. Vincent Street. IStiO. THE VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HH^HNESS THE PHINCE OF WALES T 0AM J: R 1 a . I. INTRODUCTION Altliougii eiiiu-ation, science aiiil hleiature are llie !.ubjects to which our journal is chiefly devoted, it has been our custom not to allow the ureal events of the day to pass unnoticed. The teacher should not' be kept in ignorance of contemporaneous history, Irom which he may derive so much benefit, and v^rith the assistance of which he will be enabled to illustrate so many lessons. By a reference to passin;jr events the attention of pupils is often secured and their mental fttculties stimulated; great care and tact, how- ever, are lo be used in such references, f>o as to keep them alto- gether I'ree from anything like party feeling. Among the remarkable circumstances which have recently marked Uie history of our young and growing country, the most auspicious are, certainly, the completion of the Victoria Hridge (the greatest in the world) and its solemn inauguratio-i by the IJeir apparent to the largest Empire on earth. On llu» I Itlml May IH.V^, uii AcUIiohh wn^ voleil by boih Houses (A PatliamtMil, iiilormiii;; Hit Mai^•^ly ol llio apinoncliiiig coin- l>l«'ti()ii ot that stiipi-.ulDiH woik wliicli tlu« (■(tinny had ii:itorfakuii Id oaicl over tliu St. I^awruiioi', ami hiimhly prayiiiic tliat Her Majesty (or ii not Her Majesty, nome oJier niemher ol the Ji.tyal lamily) woiiKI be ploaseii to visit Canada ami to iiiaii^'iirate it when liai.shed. The Adilres.-s was carried to Kn^'laiid and laid at llie loot ol the Throne, by the Hon. H. Smith, Speaker ot tho Le;ji.slativn Assembly. In answer Her Majesty was y;rueiously pleased to .say tiiat it wa.s iinpiKssiljIe lor her personally to comply with liio wishes oi her Canadian hiibjects, but that the I'rinco ol Wales would ;j:o to Canada as her Kepreseiitative. n. THE PRINX'ES iJIOGRAPnV. Hi.s Royal Hii^hness Albert Edward was born at HuckinghaiT\ I'alace, on tho 9th ot November, ISll. He is in possession ot tlie lollowin;^' titles; ♦• I'nnco of Wales, Duke ol Saxony, Prince ol Sa.ve Cobourg-(jOtha, Duke ot Cornwall and Hoth.say, Earl ol Chester, Carriok and Dublin, IJarori Renfrew ami Lord of the Isles, Knight ol llio (Jartur." Thi'so are derived partly by inheritance and partly by creation. Edward tho First having in politic concession to the Welsh Ciiieftains, created liis heir Prince ot Whiles, this title has evor since been given to the Heir apparent of the Tlirone of England. Tho Scottish titles of the Prince are derived from Robert tho Third, in whose reign they were vested in the Heir apparent of the crown of Scotland for ever. On the 10th of September, 1819, Her Majesty fxranted to her son and lieir ai.d to his heirs for ever tho dignity ol Earl of Dublin of the United Kingdom, in memory of her visit to that portion of her dominions. The education of the Prince of Whales was at first conducted under the immediate care of his Royal Mother. In the languages, classics, natural philosophy, mathematics and other branches of study, he has been assisted by private tutors selected expressly on account of their nualification and ability to convey instruction. When the age oi Albert-Edward became such as to require the immediate care of a Tutor, Mr. Gibbs was appointed to tliat post ot high confidence. 'J'he young Prince was induced to learn, not forced, and every thing was done to render liis studies agreea- ble to him. Mr. Gibbs is said to have eilected much in convey- ing the fust notioiis of learning to tlu mind ot his royal pupil, throii''li ft jit'ciiliat tiiloiit of tolliiiir Htoiiofl aivl niu'oil(»te)». Some usetui triitliH iinviii<{ tliiM been inoiilcated iiiul u desire tor more ;;eiieral iiilnrniatioii liaviiiij hecii excited, tlie I'rince was eiipoiir- ayeil to acMiiiiro ku()\vle(!;4e by personal observation. The iria-ier and pupil pioceedeil together to eviimino the ordinary jtlKMioiniMia ol nature, ami explanations were ijiveM of what wn^ not tjuite intel- ii;;ible to the latter in tlio same happy manner. (I) Tlio^o nrt-^ w.'iich have conferred so relined a mnro on moder'i social life, have as it is well known, been cultivated with singular .success, by the (^ueon and the Prince ("onsort. It is not surpris- ing that they should have wished such talent to bt.' hereditary iM the Royal line, but it is surprisini; to liiid this ih'sire realized to the extent it has been. Tiie Prince of Wajas learned drawiii}; with facility and was encomaifed to render the accoinpli.«htnent iiselul. The numerous trips ami voyages which he has made have allbrded him ample opportunity, It was first arranged that the l*rinc(! should take a tour in what IS known as the Lake District of Kngland, comprising the coun- ties of Cnmbeilaml and Westmoreland. Resides the pleasure o! hearing interesting details of Arctic ailventures from Dr. Arm- .stioiig, one of the i,'eMtlemen who accompanied him and wlio had been siirireou anil naturalist to the expedition in .search ol .Sir .lohn Franklin, the excursion allorded the young Prince a I'avorable opporUniity for completing and illu.«tratiiig his geological studies. He de'cendod into mines and (dimbed mountai'"* with eipial eagerness, collected specimens of the rock.s and ...etals, sketched the scenery, inserted in his journal an account of the day' • J . . he , -. .w ^.., ..,„ individual charactei' as had come under hi.s observation. Tlio next tour mailo by the Prince of Wale.s extemled to foreign parts. It inclutled highly interesting portio!is of (Jermaiiy, France and Switzerland. In its results it was even more satisfactory tlian the preceding, as might be seen by the reports sent home ami the entries on his diary. On his return, the White Lodge, in Richmond Park, was selecteii as a place admirably adapted for continuing the physical and mental training of the Prince. The neighbour- hood had witnessed :he sports and .stmlies of many successive Princes of Wales. In tl.ds pleasant retirement his studies proceeded more systematically than hitherto, and at the same time rowing on the Thames in a email boat, riding in the pa-k and enjoying a game of cricket occasionally, contributeil to the development ol his health, the pure air for which this be.iutiful locality has been famous from time immemorial adding' its genial influence. When the Prince had fully enjoyeil iiis Richmond retreat, s adventure or wrote home a narrative of everything lad seen wortliv of relation, toirether with such traits ol (1) Doirestic .Memoirs of the Royal Family, by Sir Folkestone "\Vi! iiams. N — 6 m I new expeilUion was planned tor liim lliat canrie rocom- meiuleil by singular attractions. It was a voyage in the Royal yacht to the coast of Ireland, with a tour to such places of interest in the ialanJ as were most readily accessible. The scen- ery ior which the land of Saints is deservedly famous was sure of receiving justice in the sketch book and journal of the youthful traveller! and, no doubt, the personal characteristics of a people whose vis coviica is so great and lively afTorded a rich fund of amusement. Oh the 9lh of November, 1858, the Prince having that day completed his seventeenth year, was appointed Colonel in the army. The London Gazette of the following day, contained an announcement to the effect that Her Majesty had been pleased, by Letters Patent, to give and grant unto His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, full power and authority to wear and use the Star and also to wear and use the Collar and all other insignia belonging to the most noble Order of the Garter, to i?it Tn the stall assigned lO the Prince of Wales in the Royal Thapel of St. George, at Windsor, and to use all rights and pri- vileges belonging to a Knight Companion of the said most noble Order, in as full and am,)le a manner as if His Royal H'ghness had been formally installed. Having thus fairly entered upon the duties of manhood. His Royal Highness determined upon purtjuing hisstuities, for a time at least, at Rome. Meanwhile Major General Bruce, brother to Lord Elgin, and so well known and universally beloved in Canada, had been appointed Governor to the young Prince. A better nor a more auspicious selection for this Colony, could not have been made. After a brief visit to his illustrious sister at Berlin, the Princess Frederick William, of Prussia, he proceeded on his journey to Italy, accompanied by iu^, governor. On his way thither he performed the first public act of his life, one whicii will ever be remembered by Canadians. This great colony, which had already made known to the world its desire to contribute its fair share in the noble struggle? of the mother country by subscriptions in favour of the families of the victims (French and English) of the Crimean war, and aho by its very liberal contributions towards the Indian relief fund, liad gone one step further, and at a time of great difficulty, had levied a regiment which was called the lOOth or Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment of foot. This regiment , being safely landed in England and stationed at Shorncliire near Folkestone, the Prince inspected, and went through the ceremony of presenting it with colours, on which occasion he made the following speeeii: " Lortl Melville, Colonel de Rotteuberg, and officers and soldiers of the lOOth Regiment,— It is most gratifying to me that, by the Queen's gracious permission, my first public act since I have had the honour of holding a commission in the British army should be the presentation of colours to a regiment which is the spontaneous oflering of the loyal and .spirited Canadian people, and with which, at their desire, my name has been specially associated. The ceremonial on which \vc are now engaged possesses a peculiai signilicanco and solemnity, because in confiding to you for the firs*, time this emblem of military fidelity and valour I not only recognize emphatically your enrolment into our national force, but celebrate an act which proclaims and strengthens the unity of the various parts of this vast empire under the sway of our common Sovereign. Although, owing to my youth and inexperience, I can but very imperfectly give expression to the sentiments which this occasion is calculated to awaken with reference to yourselves and to the ^reat and flourisliing province of Canada, you may rest assured that I shall ever watch the progress and achieve- ments of your gallant corps with deep interest^and that I heartily wish you all honour and success in the prosecution of the noble career on which you have entered." The Prince arrived in the Eternal City in the latter part of January, 1859, and having spent some time in exploring ancient and modern Rome, proceeded quietly and unostentatiously to h\a studies. Before doing so, however, he paid a visit Jo ihe Pope. His appearanca at the Vatican is worthy of note, the more so as a Prince of the blood Royal of England had not made a similar visit for some centuries. Agreeably to the expressed wish of Har Majesty, the leception was conducteil with little ceremoi^y. His Hol'ppss rose on the eiUry of the Prince, and, coming fo.ward to the door of the apartment to meet him, conducted hi.n in the most aftaL»le manner possible to a seat, and entered into conver- sation with him in Frencli. General Bruce was the only other person present at the interview, which was brief, and limited to complimentary expressions and subjects of local interest, but per- fectly satisfactory to all parti. .'S. It is said that His Hohness expressed afterwards the highest opinion of the manners and character of his yonthtid visitor. On the Prince rising to take his leave, the Pope conducted liim again to the door with the same warmth of manner which he had testified on receiving him. The stay of his Royal Highness at Rome being interrupted by the out- break of the war in Italy, he travelled to Gibraltar^ and from thence to Spain and Portutral. Ho returned to En^'and June "5, 1859. Having tlius from the fountain head drunk copiously of Latin literature, the Prince, soon after his arrival in England, commenct.i a regular acai'lemical training at the University of Edinburgh, where he daily attended the classes of the professors ; and showing a fair amount of application , mude considerable progress in his " Humanities." He subsequently continued his curriculum at Oxford, where his education was receiving every advantage which could be expected from the tutorship of world-renov;ned profes- sors, when it was interrupfetl by ilis Vice-Regal mission i ) Canada. "■??•**»* 8 — III. f|: THE PRINCE'S DEPARTURE FOR AMERICA. On the 9th of July, His Royal Highness accompanied by his august father, the Princa Consort, arrived in Plynnouth Sound, in the yacht Victoria and Albert, Her Majesty having accompanied therr part ol the journey in the Fairy. After having received an address from the Corporation of the borough of Devonport, the Prince, at about half past eight o'clock, embarked on board the Hero (91 guns). Captain Seymour, C. B., and at seven the following morning, accompanied by the frigate Ariadne, left the Sound under salutes from the St. George and Emerald, the citadel and a battery on Mount Edgmount, As the Hero approached, the Channel fleet lying about four miles off the port, opened into two lines, and the noble vessel passed between them and took the lead down the Channel with a fair wind. The following composed the suite of the Prince and embarked with His Royal Highness: His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Earl of St. Germains, Steward to the Queen's House- hold ; Major General Bruce, Governor to the Prince; Dr. Ackland, the Prince's Physician ; Major Teesdale and Capt. Grey, the Prince's Equerries, and Mr. Engleherst, private Secretn.ry to the Duke of Newcastle. IV. NEWFOUNDLAND. After thirteen days' sail the Royal squadron reached Newfounu land ; the Hero and Ariadne anchored in the harbour of St. John's on the 23rd of July, at 7 o'clock in the evening. The next day, at noon, the Heir Apparent landed for the first time in the North American dominions of his Royal Mother. The event being immediately made known by telegraph, throughout the whole of The colonies, salutes were fired in the principal towns, the bells of churches rang and other demonstrations of joy spontaneously followed the auspicious announcement. Newfoundland is, as far part of America discovered. as history can show , the first It is asserted that it was first — 9 — us led Ian visited by Biaine, son of a follower of Eric tiie JU'd, Earl of Norway, in 986. In May, 1497, Cabot, who was dispatched by King Henry VIII., iiave it the name of Prima Vis»a, which is still retained by a srnuil island near 't. The Portuguese established the first fisheries in 1502; the Spania.ds, the French, and the English soon followed, and like all other countries of North America, it was successively taken, lost and retaken by the two last named nations, until Louis XIV, by the treaty of Utrecht in 1713, ceded it to England ; this was nearly fifty years before the cession of Canada. Newfoundlanil may be therefore considered as the oldest British colony ol \merica. in 17"29, it was separated from Nova Scotia, and Captain Osborn was appointed Governor, Sir Alexander Bannerman being now its forty-first Governor. The islanil is of triangular shape, measuring in length 4'20 miles and in its greatest breadth 30() ; its area is 36,0(X) square miles. The population in 1857, was 119,000, of whom 55,000 were Catholics, 42,000 belonged to the Church of England, 20,000 were Methodists, etc. There is a Normal School, 12 Grammar Schools or Academies, 300 Elementary schools attended by 18,000 pupils. The educational system is as separate as it can be in relation to Catholics and Protestants, there being a Catholic end a Protestant Board, a Catholic and a Protestant Inspector, etc. There is one city, St. John's, and five towns, Havre de Gtiice, Carbonear, Brignes, Port de Gnice and Placentia, formerly Plai- sance. St. John's is the most eastern seaport in America. The harbour is excellent ; it is enr!c::ed by two mountains, between which is the entrance or narrows defended by numerous batteries. The city is built on a rising ground ; it is supplied with gas and water; there was a newspaper published at St. John's as early as 1807, and there are now not fewer than 9 in the island. Respon- sible Government was established in 1854. In 1832, there had been a Legislative Council and a Legislative Arsembly established, which were made one in 1843, and separated again in 1848. There are 30 members in the Lower House. The principal buildings are the Catholic Cathedral, erected since the fire of 1846, the Anglican Cathedral, an elegant buildin^ in (Jothic style, the Parliament House in Grecian style, also called the Colonial building, containing the public offices, etc. The popu- lation is between 20 and 25,000 souls. The correspondent of the Montreal Gazette thus describes the first named of these buildings. " On the finest site overtopping l^ very heart of the city is> the Cathedral, with the Bishop's p .lace, Italian in style, flanked with towers and looking very mag- nificent amid its surroundings. In size ii seemed to me to have about two thirds or three fourths that of Notre-Dawe or Parish Church ot Montieal. But the interior is much more finely fitted np,--there is nothing sombre here ; the light is cheerful. The — 10 — Bishop, Dr. Mallock is a lover of the Fine Arts and here are the best copies of some of the chefs-dhvucrt of the great Italian masters I have ever seen." Oa the Prmce's arrival, not only the British corvette Flying Fish, but also the French man-of-war Sesostris which happened to be in the harbour, paid all due marks of honour, by firing a royal salute, hoisting colors, and manning the yards. Althouaih it had rained in the morning, the weather was beautiful when the Prir.ce landed. The Governor, the authorities, civil and military, the national and other societies received His Royal Highness on the wharf and accompanied him through the streets which were elegantly decorated with triumphal arches, etc., to the Governor's residence. The addresses having been read, a levee was held, followed by a review of the volunteers. After lunch, H. R. H. rode out through the town into the country. The first day ended with a dinner at which the Catholic and Protestant Bishops, the Chief Justice Sir Francis Brady and the other Judges were present ; there was in the evening a display of fireworks, which from the sea shore, owing to the lofty position of the city must have had a very good efTect. On the second day the weather was delightful and the whole popula- tion most enthusiastic. In the morning H. R. H. visited the cathedrals, in both of which he was received by the respective bishops and clergy, and expressed himself in terms of admiration for both sacred edifices. The organs played the National Anthem, and the attending crowds were most enthusiastic and loyal. After a lunch at the Government house, a Regatta came off on Quidi- Vidi Lake ; several thousands of the population were present and continually cheering the Prince. A gayer or more animated scene could not be imagined. After the Regatta, H. R. H. drove to the picturesque Quidi-Vidi village, where he v/as observed to take much interest in the mode of curing and drying fish. On that day, a beautiful Newfoundland dog, having a handsome silver collar with the Royal Arms and en inscription, was presented to him in the name of the inhabitants of Newfoundland ; H. R. H. was delighted with this suitable present and named the dog " Cabot " in honor of the discoverer of Newfoundland. In the evening, the Prince attended a great ball, where he opened the dances by a quadrille in which Lady Brady, wife of the Chief Justice, was honored with the Prince's hand. On that occasion a young German Lady, born at Gotha, the capital of the Prince Consort's territories was honored with a special presentation to the Prince by his Physician, Dr. Ackland. H. R. H. addressed her most kindly and afiiiblv in the German lanffuajre. On the 27th the Prince left for Haliiax ; such w s the enthusiasm that the horses were taken from his carriage and it was drawn by the people from the Government House" to the Queen's wharf. The day was beautiful and bright. On embarking-, the ships saluted and the seamen on the yards took up tie cheering from the shore with a most thrilling eff"ect. The following description of the voung — 11 re In Prince's person and manners as sent from St. John's to the Montreal Gazette, perfectly agrees with the opinions that have been expressed at all the other places which he has visited, and although favorable it is far exceeded by most of the accounts given of him both by the press and in private cir- cles. " The prince enjoyed the dances moet heartily and unaf- fectedly. In den^eanor he is kind and gentle with a quiet placid dignity that never forsakes him. He was dressed in the uniform of a Colonel of the Life Guards with the order of the Golden l«leece and Ribbon and Star of the Garter. He appears to be charmed with every thing and will by his conduct unite the Provinces in love and good will. He is exactly like the Queen, with a most gentle, kind and almost feminine face and manner. His form is slight and boyish, and in height he appeared to be about 5 feet 6. There was not the least stiffness in his bearing on board ship, and ho won the hearts of all by his perfect naturalness." V. NOVA SCOTIA. Nova Scotia was the next Province honored with the presence of the Heir apparent. This is the largest and most important of the Lower Provinces ; although on account of its fisheries and of their influence on the general trade and shipping of the British Empire, and of its commanding maritime position, the possession of Newfoundland is perhaps equally important. The Province of Nova Scotia comprises the peninsula of that name and the island of Cape-Breton. The length of the peninsula is 280 miles ; its greatest breadth 120 ;and its area 15,627 square miles. Its popu- lation is about 227,500, The area of the island is 3,120 square miles and its population 58,500. Nova Scotia was called Acadie, by the French who first settled it in 1598. It was taken by the English colonists of Virginia in 1614, and there the first hostilities between the English and the French in America occurred. This country was, like Canada, for many years the scene of war and bloodshed, and the early settlers both of the peninsula and the island are known in history for deeds of the most heroic valour. Nova Scotia was ceded to Great Britain in 1748, and Cape Breton at the same time as Canada. Such was the opinion entertained of the endomitable obstinacy of the Acadiaus and of their unconquerable love of the old fatherland. Man ■ UMg - B il W — 12 — ami misguided policy, they were gathereil on couferrinji with them, then sud- the ol ihal tiiiough a I'liiel i...w ....-^^^ various points on pretence ot denly forced on board of ships, and the greatest part them dispersed over the wide surface of America. There is no doubt that but for such a course they would afterwards, like the Canadians themselves, have shown towards the British crown the same unyielding loyalty which had marked their devotion ta France, ami the Lower I'rovinces would now contain double the population they can boast of; many parishes in Lower Canada, were settled by these refugees and they are not among the less peaceable nor the less prosperous. The characteristics oi the Acadian race still distinguish their descendants from the French Canadians. A certain number returned after the peace of 1760, and joined those who had escaped the deplorable fate of their country ; their descendants form an important portion of the l)opulation of New Brunswick, Cape Breton and Prince Edward's Island. Mr. Rameau, a French writer, who is now visiting the Lower Provinces and who had procured from the archives of the government in France satistical intbrmation of great value on the original settlers, (1) considers that the natural increase of the Acadians is even greater than that of the Canadians. He says that the actual Acadian population of the Lower Pro- vinces, is 95,000 souls, a figure which some will perhaps think somewhat exagerated ; but which must be nearly correct since Mr. Rameau's ,'iformatii>n was chiefly obtained from the mis- sionaries of the several Acadian parishes. As a general rule, education has made but little progress among the Acadians as yet ; bui at Arichat and other places where some of them have been educated they have attained to no inconsiderable wealth and ijifiuence. ('2) It is to be hoped take advantage of that means will be taken to induce them to .g„ v.. the liberal provision? made for education in that Province. There are three chartered Colleges and numerous Academies. There are 1,200 Common Schools attended by 35,000 pupils, and a Normal School at Truro. Responsible Government was introduced in 1848. The Legislative Council consists of 21 members appointed for life by the Crown, and the Legislative Assembly of 53 members elected by the Counties. Hon. E. Cornwallis, the first Governor, was appomted in 1749, and the present Governor the Earl of Mulgrave, is the thirtieth. On the list are found the names of several of those who afterwards ruled over the whole or part of our Province, (1) La France aux Colonies — Acadiens etCanadiens, parE. Ramean, 2 vols. 8o, Paris, 18G0. Mr. Ratneau is now in Canada ; he states that the Acadian population is in fact larger than the Hgure he has given in his book. (2) Two of the pupils of the Jacqucs-Cartier Norm.al School, (Mont- real) are noAv employed as teachers at Tignish, Prince Edward's Island. — 13 — viz. : Sir (leorge Provost, Sir J. C. Sherbrooke, the Earl ol Dalhousic, iSir James Kempt, and Sir Poreyrine Maitlatid. Tiie capital, Halifax, has a population of about tJ8,0U() souls. Annapolis (/■'or/ KoT/a/ of the French), Picton, Yarmouth, Truro, Windsor, Arichat, and Sydney, are the largest towns ; Louisbouri;, the old capital of Cape Breton, of such renoun in the annals of history, and once a well fortified and important commercial town, is now but a very insignificant village. The site of Halifax is very fine, sloping up from the harbor to the citadel. The stone used in building is of a greyish brown, but the majority of houses are of wood. The two Cathedrals, ten or twelve other churches, the Parliament buildings, and the two colleges are the principal edifices. Halifax has a Catholic Archbisliop, as it is the Metropolis of an ecclesiastical Province, comprising the dioceses of St. John's (Newfoundland) Halifax, Arichat, Charlotte- town, Frederickton and Chatham. The Hero, Ariadne, and Flying Fish, arrived in the harbor of that City, on the 31st of July, at seven in the morning. They were saluted immediately by Admiral Milne's vessel, the Nile, by the Cossack, the Valorous and other stiips of war of the station. The citadel and batteries joined in the chorus. Several steamboats left the wharf with crowds of passengers, and a litlle fleet of birch canoes filled with the aborigines attired in their best finery, also started to welcome the Prince. It had been prearranged that tiie scene of the landing should be photographed ; the Prince, therdbre, when at the top ot the steps on the wharf paused for a mjment, while the guard presented arms, gracefully inclining his head, the Lieut. (Governor bowing low to him. The Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, the Admiral, the General and the Mayor of the City were then intro- duced, after which the latter presented an Address. H. R, H. replied in a tone and manner which immediately struck all who had heard Her Majesty herself on such occasions, as exactly similar, while the Prince's features were also declared to be as closely ressembling those of our august Sovereign. The same remarks were made, we must say, almost of the places which the young Prince has since visited. A procession was then formed through the streets of the City, which were beautifully and tastefully decorated with arches of foliage and evergreens, the most beautifuj', by a rather anomalous coincidence, being pronounced those erected by the Archbishop and by the Freemasons. In the procession which was more than a mile in length, were conspicuous the Indians in their quaint and indescribable attire, and the negroes, who appear to be numerous in Halilax, having a banner of their own, with the motto : " Liberty to the Captive," inscribed upon it. The black and the white children of the schools mingled together, the girls being of course alldressed in the latter colour; as the Prince passed they sau"- to the air of the National Anthem the following stanzas: — fiiiu housf.-^ ot stout) aiul brick. The eastern nart of the eily standt, on a rockv peninsula, projecting into the harbour, and is reyularly laiil oul,'atui /hen approached from the »ea has an impoj!i;i (Newloimd.) and (iaiway. The Prince entered St. .lohn's this time by passini; ihroiiyh the suburb oi' Carlelon, which liad been beaiitilnlly decor- atetl and wlien* the ;.Meate>t enthusiasm prevailed. Arrived at tlie bridi;;e, the liorses were laken oil his cariiiiie and the Carleton firemen drew liim in triumph tliroui>h the streets ilown to tlie wharf. There he si-nl lor the chief oliicer.s of the volunteers, thanked ihem for their .services, and shook hands liearlily witli them and llie members of the (lovernment. It i.s to be noticed that throughout tiie whole oftho Prince's progress, in every place where lie lias been, the enthusiasm continued increasing- diirinff his presence, while at lirst a fetdin<>- of respe(!t and of cuiiosity seemed to prevent its outward manifestation. The scene on his leaviuji;' St. John's is d(;scribed by tin; Freeuian'n Journal, as one o! almost Irantic loyalty on the part of the people. When tlie»S7y.v was well ilown the harbor a river steamer crowded to excess sailed, round iiet and turned, whereupon the yards of the ship were maunetl and three cheers liiven by the sailors for the people of St. Jolin, the Prince wavinir his ha! with them. 18 - VII. PRIVCE EDWARD'S I.S[,ANI). 'I'lie lie SI. Jean of the Kreiioli wa.s (iisi sutiloil about 1663. ft was taken by llio Kii'ifli.sli at llio patuo tiriu* as Cape lireloii, and wHjt calloil rriiu-e iMlwiird's Ixlainl, in 1800, in boiior ol the Duke (•I Kent, who h:uf iil (bfieryiit tiiiit's ix'sidoil in Ihu ishiiid u.h Corn- niaiider in Chiel, and hud cautitnl great itnprovenionts to be inmlu, and im[)oriaMl military works to bo construfttul in that colony. For lliese reasons, this, thonjj;li the snialh!>t ot iho Briti.«,h American i'rovnico.-, con 111 not havo boon the least interettinj,' in the eyes ol lh« Prince. Prince Kilwarf. He was replaced in 1859, by Mr. Dallas, the present Governor. The capital, Charlotletown, has a population of 5,000 *ioul«, about the number which the whole island could boast of eighty years ago. It stands on the Hay of Hillsboro', one of the numerous indentures which mark the southern coast It is well built, its streets are wide, and the tite is beautiful. The Province Building, aa ii is called, is in tlie Grecian style of architecture, 140 feet long by 40 feet wide, and contains the halls in which both Houses of Parliament meet, the Supreme Court and the pub- lic ofRces. There is a normal and a model school, opened a few months before those of Lower Canada, a college recently estab- lished by the Roman Catholic Bishop, an academy, several other — 19 — ui'ljool-*, a lunatic asylum and live diurclien. Thf other towm ar« (Jeoryotowii, I'rincelowii, St. Duviils and Daitfiiouili. There aie not le-'s thaiiMix tiew.spapnr.s piihlished Iti the inland Ono thud ol the r(!V(MiiiM ol tluj pn)vin(*«> Ih duvuted to odiicalion ; thoie ar^ about '2H<) coininoii schuols in operation, attenduJ by ir>,(M)<) pupilH. Tlio Prince arrived iit CharlutU'towii on the iMhol Aiiiju.st, early in the rnornini^i and laiulud at liall-paHt eleven. The hteatner.s had brouglit a lar}j;e number of .Htran^^fis from Now Hrunswick, Nova Scotia ami Cape-Hretoii, while tlie itihabitaiitH had been ponriiiii "> I'loni all parts ot the ..slainl ; so that iiotwitliHtandinL' tlit; rain a hui^u mass of people, in lact such a crowd as Cliarlotleiown had never yet witnesseil, was assembled on the wharves and vesseli near the laiidiny place, in entering the narrows the Hero and Aiiadnii wmo saluted by II. M. S. tlio Fatoroua and by iha l^onumc llay-ship of the Freiieli Commodore do Monlaiynae ; the two last named ve«»selrt were dressed in their gayest bunting, the yards were manneil, anil French sailors vied with British in thy heartiness of their cheers; while a number of Indians in birch canoes lollovved the royal ship. A procession was formed in which six companies ol' militia, throe from tlie town arid throe from the country, and an escort of cavalry i^ave a gooil specimen of the mar- tial propensities of the islanders. At the levee the Prince received addresses in which mention was made of the great favors thai had been bestowed on the colony by his grandlathci. He took up Iho allusions nioit feelingly in his ii^jlies. The levee was lieid in the hall of the LoLrislative Council, which was liandsomely decoiated with i.^r(!oii boughs and llowers wreathed round the Ionic pillars supporting the galleries. On a transparency was this distich: " Tiiy jjramlairc's iianio (iiatinguishos this Islo We lovo tliy dioUrt's swuy und court lier smile." The oflicers of the French frigate, twenty in number, attended the levee ; and the C'>mmodoie dineil with II. R. H. The ball took pace in the hall of the Legislative Assembly, which was also adorned with foliage, Chinese lanterns, and tran- f-parencies. The Prince left the island on the eleventh, and the whole tleet hailed for Lower Canada. ^eammimAiU^iSmaiSiimiim nt mii t j,s.mj: . v- 'i. - L - A. ' j g 9.0 VIII. COLLECTIVE IMrORTANTE OF THH LOWKK I'llOVINCKS. There is no doubt lliat Uiis vast portion of Her Majesty's dominjons will derive great benelit tVom its present condition and available resources having actually been surveyed by the Heir apparent to the Crown of Eni^iarul, and several leading statesmen. Having followed the Prince through what may be called the maritime portion of British North America, our readers will perhaps like to take a general view of its financial, agri- cultural and commercial importance, and lo compare it wiih that of our own Province. Sooner or later we shall have to deal with the Lower C'olonies either as portions of a confeileration which will embrace our own territory, or as a powertul State having the command of our outlet to the sea, and placed in a position to coritrol our intercourse with Europe. Evident'}, the small governments under whicli those provinces are respectively placed, li they do not with us, will at some future day confederate between themselves. A little tbrethought will show that this result might by no means be desirable. Beginning with Newfoundland. Although the aspect of its coast, and the fact that the energies of its population are almost all absorbeil in the trade of the fisheries, might suggest the idea of a barren ami inhospitable country, yet its agricultural resources are Jar from being unimportant. Nearly on'i third of its surface, the area of which is eijual to that ol Ireland, is covered with lakes and rivers ; there is, however, at least '26,0U() square miles of land, and supposing even one half of it to be unavailable for agricultural purposes, still the remainder could support a very large population. The climate, though severe, is healthy : winter is later than in Canada : the summer is short and warm ; and the longevity of the inhabitcints is remarkable. The value of the agricultural produce, chiefly green crops, is estimated at $ 12,000. Potatoes, garden vegetables and fruit grow in abundance. Of the whole land only 300,000 acres are settled, of whicii little more than one third is under cultivation. Minerals, such as coal, gypsum, copper, silver, iron and lead are said to be abundant. The Telegraph Company work a valuable mine of the latter metal. (1) Rut the main source of prosper' iV in that colony will be, tor an (1) In additiou to tlie works already mentioned we arc indebted for much of the above information to'Mr. Tachc's v.ork, " Des Provinces ;h l\.imerique ila Nonl cl dhinc union fciUrale-" Quebec 1858, nnd to " Nova Brilanniu,'^ u lecture by A. Slorris, A. M., Montreal, 1858. •-tj almost uulimiled period ol time, its inexliKUstible (i;«lierie?, com- prising all the treasures of the deep, from the wtiale and tlie por- poise to tfie cod, the jierrinir. the mackerel and the capelan. Tho vast territory ol Labri'dor, with a sea-coast over one thousand miles in length, sends mo?.* of its exports through Newfoundland, and on this account, a large proportion is to be deducted from the figures given as belonging to that Province. This territory, equal in area to France, Spain and Germany, is frecuented in summer by more then '20,000 persons, Scotch, Irish, Amepcans, French (from Franco), French-Canadians and French-Acadians, all engaged in the fisheries, or in the fur trade with the Indians, fis resident population, chielly composed of Indians, Scotch and Acadians, does not exceeil 9,000. The exports froni this iiMriiory are cvstin^ateil at not less than four millions of flollars. The totai exports uf Newfoundland (or 18.>7, were 8,2.5(),0{X), consisting chieljy ol fish, oil and furs, lis imports were 7,100,000. The seal fisheries, which are carried on in the spring among the icebergs, give occupation to more than ten thousand men, ami to four hundied schooners and other small erf .f. It i.i estimated that more than ten thousand small vessels and boats, manned by 3.5 or 40,000 men, are constantly employed off the coasts and banks of Newfoundland in the cod, herring anil mackerel ilsheries. The revenue of the colony averages hall a million of dollars, and the expendilure about uie same amount. The j)roducts of the soil enter lor a larsc share in the eiement.-j ot the prosperity of Nova Scotia. This inovince, including the island of Cape Breton, contains twelve million acres of land, of waich about {\\q millions are settled and more than a million are under cult ivaf ion. Nova Scotia has reclaimed by dykes forty thousand acres of land, which is of inexhaustible lertilily. Though lyiniT in the same latitiule as Canada, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton have a cliuiate somewhat milder and more equable ; which iji due to tlieir insular position and to the influence of the stream Irom the gulf ot' Mexico. Wheat and barley are more successfully cnltivated than in fourteen of the States and Terri- tories of the neighboring republic : anil in the production of oats, buckwheat, potatoes, hay, and butter. Nova Scotia exceeds them. all. The produce of the forest is considerable ; timber forms a good proportion of the expoits, and shipbuilding is cairied on very (.-.-teft- ^ively. Both the peniiisnla of Nova Scotia and the island ol Cape Breton are noted for their mineral wealth. Coal, iron, gypsum, and manganese are abundant. About l.W,0()0 chaldrons of coal are obtaine(i annually. In Nova Scotia the iishe'-' ,s are prosecuteil with, great success, and with still greater in Cape Breton. The value of export,- in fish and oil amounts to more than three millions ol' dollars annually. The total amount ol' (wports as registered, aver- ;.-:. ' — 22 — ages between seven ami eight miiiious ottlollars ; but many ailicle.s, such as vessels built in the colony and sold out of it, are not com- prised in this fi{^ure. The amount ol imports averages between eight and nine millions. The revenue is about two thirds of a mil- lion, and the expenditure reaches the same amount. According to Judge Hal ibnrton, Nova Scotia owns about three thousand vessels, representing a tonnage of two hundred thousand tons. There are forty-three ports of entry. That of Halifax alone is visited annually by over a thousand vessels of all sizes, and belonging to all nations. According to sound policy, says Mr, Tache, it ought to be from its natural position, the winter seaport of the whole of British North America. New Brunswick has valuable firiheiies and valuable mines ; but the telling of the native forest, together with the cultiv- ation of the land, and the shipbuilding trade, are its chief resources. Out ot about eighteen million acres, nearly seven millions had been sold by the Crown previous to 1857 ; of the eleven mil- lions remaining seven millions and a-hatf were re])orted as lit for cultivation. Only 800,000 were under cultivation. (I) The Cc-nmissioners appointed by the Imperial government to explore il:e route for a railway from Halifax to Quebec, say in theii report : *' Of the climate, soil and capabilities of New Brunswick, it is impossible to speak toe highly. There is not a country in the world so beautifully wooded and watered." A better idea of its fitness for agriculture will be formed from the fact that it exceeds, in the production of wheat, fourteen of the wheat growing States of the Union ; and most, if not all, of the States and Territories for other products. The value of agricultural produce, exclusive oi farm stock, was estimated, i:i 1851, at eight millions, and may now be very nearly nine million dollars annually. The forests aie as rich as the ric'liest of our own country; timb' ; of every description is floated dowi; the rivers. That which found its way down the St. John, in 1852, was nearly equal in value to two millions of dollars. The fisheries realize between 175 and 225 thousand dollars annually by exportation alone, besides affording a very important article of food to the population. Coal, iron, manganese, plumbago, lead, copper and gypsum are found in large quantities, and mines are worked to great advantage. The local manufactures of various kinds are also on the increase, and the water-powers of its many noble rivers wjll, no doubt, make of New Brunswick at some future day, a great manufacturing as well as agricultural country. In the branches of industry prosecuted by its inhabitants, shipbuilding is foremost, li is the great trade of that colony. During a period (1) A Ihuid-Rook ofiuformation for Emigrants to Now Brunswick, by H, M. Perloy, Esq. London 1857. IS, — 23 — of eight years emiiiig in 1855, from 566 to 827 vessels representinj; a tonnage of from 110 to 122,000 tons, were built annually. The vessels built in 1854 were valued at nearly eight hundred thousand pounds sterling. The imports average seven million dollars annually, and the exrorts, exclusive of ships sold out of the colony, about the same ar.iount. The public revenue averages between six and seven hundred thousand tlollars, and is seldom exceeded by the expenditure. Prince Edward's Island offers an example of increasing prosperity, greater in proportion than that of New Brunswick, though on a much smaller scale. Indeed some authors and statisticians are of opinion that, from the great productiveness of its soil, this colony could easily sustain a million of inhabitants. This may be considerably exagerated, yet it would appear that of the 1,365,000 acres which it contains, hardly any part is unlit for cultivation ; oats, wheat, barley, potatoes and turnips are the chief staples. Through the rapid progress of agricul- ture, the valuable timber of its forests is fast disappearing. About 100 ships are built annually; and about 400 belong to the island. The fisheries are very valuable. Expels are valued at a million and one-fourth, and imports at a million and a-half of dollars. The revenue and expenditure are between sixty and sixty-five thousand dollars. The Lower Provinces thus combine all the elements of a powerlul and prosperous empire, and are in nearer communication witii the old world than any other part of America, Newfoundland being only 1,640 geographical miles from Ireland. They have railways and canals, although of course not on so extensive a scile as Canada. The connection of our Crand Trunk railway with Halifax, now that it has reached River du Loup, and that several portions of the line are made in the Lower Colonies, would be an undertaking of no extraordinary difficulty. Considering the Imperial Govern- ment has at present a greater interest in the execution of that noble project than Canada herself, its indifference can only be explained by a want of proper information, or perhaps by the all- absorbing (juestions of European ami of Asiatic policy which have, for several yeais, engaged its attention. To sum up : the iotal area ot the Lower Provinces, exciu>ive of the Labrador territory, is nearly thirty four millions oi acres, a very small proportion of w'hicli, as we have seen, is under culti- vation, leaving millions and millions of acres of the finest land available for agricultural purposes. They have in their fisheries not only mines of inexhaustible wealth, but a gieal nautical school, which is actually nursing a fleet of more importance than that of many European States. Coal mines, with which, it seems, Canada is not favored, will give them those advantages which form so impoitant an element in the power of the mother country. Their exports altogether amount nearly to twenty six millions; the im- htnn 'i wBMI— iiwiii mSm ■I.l' — 21 — porl.s arc a little over twenty three millioii.s. The aggregate re- venue is about two millions of dollars. (1) Tlie total population, in !857, was T'io.OOO, of whom more than one third were Roman Catholics, and about one sevenlli, say 100,000, were French-Aca- diaiis. The handful of people that' escaped the banishment of their nation liave wonderfully multiplied, and it is likely that the great American poet F.onglellow, had no idea of this increase when i)) his ohariuii.g poem of ICvanoelinc he wrote the beatiti- ful lines : Still stands tlie forest primeval ; hut under the sluide of its brar.clies, Dwells anotlior race, witli other customs aud language'. Only along tlio shore of the mournful aud misty Atlantic Linger a few Acadian jjeasunts whose fathers from exile Wandered bacU to their native land to die in its l)osom. in the lishennaii's cot the wheel and the loom are still busy, Maidens slil! wear their Norman caj)S and their kirtles of homespun, And l)y the cTcniiig iir" repeat Evangeline's story, While from its rocky caverns the deep voiced iieighhoiiring oceaa Speaks', and in accents disconsolate answers the wails of the forest. The Acadiaiis of the presGUt day show the same attachment to the soil lirst settled by their fc.iefathers as tliose of old ; aud Mr. Tache in his hook contrasts it eloquently with the disposition lately evinced by some of his own countrymen : *' The tlesceudants of tinse brave Acadians vvlio had returned to llieir native laud, after eluding a persecution by which they ha small shar^' \\\ the direction of tho affairs of their beloved country, they do not emigrate to the United Slates. I^ess favored than we are in many resp:cts, they still cling to the soil which their fondiithers redeemed to civiiizatiou, and transmit to ttieir childieii the traditions of the ()ast. No extravagant idea, nor iiollow dream of Utopia, no thirst for gold, nor spirit of insubordinalio.i has loosened the domestic ties, nor efl'acetl the love wliich ihey fee! for a rural life, — tor the labor of the iield is preferred to every other toil. They either till the earth or attend to their productive lislierie>. 'I'lie young tnen do not load aud unload the Durham hoals of the I'hie Canai, nor are the yoiuig women to be found employed as servants in the town-;. The custom has not come into vogue, of shaking off the paternal authority as early as possible, and of believing oneself of great consequence before being either the head of a family or a useful and respected citizen.""' (1) The figures of Ih..' Catholic ponnlatiou given by Mi. Tache diff>^r greatly fiom those given by Mr. Hodgins. They are, according to the former, viz ; \ew foundland 90,000, Prince Edward Hfj.OOO, "Sova Scotia 100,000, New Brunswick 98,00 ; altigether S'J.'t.OO"). This would be very near one halt of the -whole population. PRESCOTT GATE-0UT3IDE. I Sx. L0UI3 GATE^OUTSIDE, "TTS' '2D IX. LOUVER CANADA. The Iii>t place in Lower Canada tiiui was honored wiih the presence nt the Prince, was (iaspe. 'J'he peninsuhi known ui'der this name comprises the counties of BonaveHlure and Caspe, the Magdalen Islands In the gnll of St. Lawrence he'iu^ part of' the last named eonstitneney. Its area is 7,281) square miles, a very small proportion of which is under cultivation. Setllements ate now being made in the interior, and the inhabitants are bei^inning- to find that the land, which in most places i.s as fertile as that of the adjoining districts in New Brunswick, yields a safer revenue than the sea. The population by the census of 1851, was 'il,748; but it must now be much greater. The annual value of the fisheries of tfie two counties, includinjj the Magdalen Islands, exceeds one hundretl thousand dollars. The total amount of exports from the ports of New Carlisle and of (laspe in l859aniounted to$4!)7,955 anil the imports to $2.35,589 ; Gaspe Basin was made a free port o! entry a fev.- weeks prior to the arrival of the Prince. The (lovernor (ieneral .Sir Edmund Head, together with all the members of the Provincial cabinet, went down in tlie steamer Victoria from Quebec to (iaspe, where they met H. R. H. on Tuesday, the I4th of August. On the followingday, they were pre- sented as well as the Sheriff and a deputation from the County of (iaspe, and had the honor of lunching with the Prince on board tlie /lero. The royal s.piadron left (Jaspe Basin for the Saguenay river, at two o'clock iu the afternoon, being precedetf by the steamers Victoria and Ladij Head, having on board H. E. and suite. A royal salute was fired from a properly belonging to J. EeBou- thillier, Esq., ?.1. P. P. for Caspe. The beautilul scenery of the l>ower St. J^awrence with the almost continncMis ran'j:e of while liouses that line its shores is said to have been the object of much admiration, it is also reported tliat in the evening, tl.e Premier of Canada the Hon. Mr. Cartier and several members of the suite sang some of our Canadian boat songs, the Prince joining in the chorus. Ial Claire Fontaine, the most popular of these airs tias on tiirt account been published in the New York newspapers, and in several instances it was played ii; honor of the Prince in the course of his peregrinations in tlie United States. The IJcrn al the entiance of the ri\er Saguenas struck on the 1 iaiM mmm BEsssc •2f» — ree/s', ami thougli no st.M'ious accident liajipfciieil, tho ofliccrs in charj^'e of tlm oilier ve.-isrh, tlion;;,'ht it tnure piiulent not to venture ;t;iy larllicr. Tho Fiiiice then wlmiI on boanl tho Victoria and preceded by Mr. Price's .steamer Tadoussac, went lorty-live miles lip the river jiast Cape Eternity. The weather was cold and wet, but the clouds, it is said, added u, the nsual wildness and grandeur ot the scenery. Tlie noble river, which is navigable seventy-five miles from its mouth up to Chicoiitiini, takes its source from lake St. J(diii, a sheet of water tliirty miles by twenty-five, and situated V20 miles in the interior. It drains an immense country, a great part of which is beautiful soil. 1'he climate of the valley of lake St. John is niild(M' than thai of the northern shore of the St. Lawrence. The county of Chicoutimi, which in 1851 had only GOOO inhabitants, has now in all probability more than double thai number. The inhabitants are almost all of French origin. Numer- ons scliools have sprung up and are well atteiideil. An immense lumber trade is carried on in these regions, and for several years to come It can only increase as the forests are cleared by the pioneers ; while ihe river is far fumed tor its rich salmon fisheries. The next day, Thursday, was cold but clear, and llie Prince wlio at the close of evening liad returned on board the //ero, again went up the river in the Victoria, ami laniled about 15 miles from its mouth near the river Ste. Marguerite, one of its afiluent.s. There tents liad been pitciied and fishing tackle provided. After being engaged sometime in fishing and shooting, the whole party went i.p the Ste, Marguerite in birch canoes; the Prince, paddled bj two French Canadians, leading the van. Thus \{. R. 11. had a glimpse of one ol the most remote parts of the Queen's domains ; that which is, at present, the most northern section of civilized Canada and one which, at no distant period, may be among the richest and most im])ortant. Jacques Cartier tells us in his canditi relation that tliis country was divided into three Kingdoms^ : Hochelagu, Canada (mean- ing the present district of Quebec) and Sagucnay of which latler place the most marvelous tales were told him by Donnacouna the Agoulianna, or king of Canada. Mineral riches are now found in our counlry in every direction, and who knows but that the visions which da/zled the eyes of Jacques Cartier may not at some fntnr.) day be realized in the northern regions beyond Quebec? In the meantime the vaiious elements of pros- perity we have enumerated as belonging to that vast tract ofcountrv are not to be lightly spoken of. As the Prince was approaching Quebec, great preparations were made in ihe City for his reception, and" many strangers and men in high position from various parts of the country and from the United States, repaired to the Capital ; among" them were tiie members of both Houses of Parliament convened by the 4 i St. JOHN'S GATE-INSIDE. itmuM i ;. 1! 07 At 4 — "" ICxeciitivc, allliou'^li not summoned lor a icirular fic«sion, to wel- come the Heir ajiparont who had nridortaken thin long voya<,'o at their request; all the K. C. IJisliops ol the province, Lord KyoriH, Hiitish Minister; Haron de (iuerolt, FrusHian ISliriister at Wushinjr- ton, and a number ol Uritish and Foreii.Mi Consuls from various parts ot the continent. On the I8tii of August, early in the day, a larjj;e imniber ol steamboats, some from Montreal anil others from various places above and about Quebec, went down the river to meet the Itoyal sijuadron ; part of which, namely: the AV/e, havinj^ on board Ad- fniral Milnes, the Sti/.t.' and tiie Valorous had previously reached the harbor. One of tlie Canadian mail steamers, bound for Liver- pool, happened to leave the harbor at tlie same time, and il stopped a few moments near the Hero, at (Jrosse-Lsle, to receive letters and despatches for Enj^land from the Royal paity. At 3 o'clock the //ero, Aruidnv and Flying Fish, accom- panied by a large number of steamboats and other craft came round Point Levi. A salute was immediately tired from that place by the hdbilanls, under the direction of Mr. J.emoine, a pyrotechnic artist, from Quebec ; similar demonstrations, together ■with the hoistingof Hags ami cheering, had continually greeted the Royal squadron during its progress up the river — on the south shore of which lie the beautiful counties of Rimouski, Temis- couata, Kamouraska, L'Lslet, Montmagny and Beliechasse, exclu- sively inhabited by a population of French origin, whose farms, churches, and villages, are the ricliest ornaments ol an unrivalled scenery ; and whose aspect is the very image of peace, comfort, virtue and happiness. As soon as the J/c7'0 was seen the echoes of the noble basin ol Quebec resounded with the boominir of cannon from the citadel, the vessels in the harbor, ami from all the batteries of the town, — the cupolas, spires and battlements of which were instantly wrapped up in a cloud of smoke. The vessels duly answered, and for a moment one might have thought oneself carried back to the days of Wolfe and Montcalm, when the English fleet was assailing the stronghold of French power in America. But the joyous peals sent forth from the numerous spires of the town soon told every one that the city of Champlain was welcoming, as a harbinger of peace, the Heir apparent to the crown of England — just a century after the great struggle we have alluded to had taken place. The weather, which in the morning had been wet and was still very cloudy, cleared up most auspiciously at that very moment, and it was a lucky circumstance for the crowd that covered Durham Terrace, the batteries, the roofs of houses and of public buildings, the wharves and the numerous steamboats in the harbour. On the landing of (he Prince anollier royal salute was fired. He was i! •J8 — 'I'lii! coitt'i;'.' was llicrelorc in llie ;rt(!;itc'>l (.Hiiiliision when it reaclipi! Ftt'scoll i^ah- : but tli;it vt;ry (iict '^nvc it an aspect of wild p:iandoiii, 'lie crowd itselfotliiiiriir an iniposiii:? siijlit.and ilsfiiriourt iiiidulatioiis ticaiiiig an elociut'nt testimony to tin; provailiny enthu- siasm, '['ho procession was iM)niposed oi' tiio several literary ami national socielics, of tlio lircnieii and militia; the carnages cori- lainiii^j; tlie minislois, lushops, city councillors, etc., Ibllowed that of II. E. the (iovor:ior (General wilii whom t]ic I'rince, the Dnke of New-castle and (Jeneral Ihuce had taken their seals. \Vhile pass- in;i" near the Archbishop's palace, the l^rince hein'^ told that His (trace who wa> too ili to attend, was at his wiiulow, bowed to the venerable prelate in a ^racelnl and respectl'ul manner. The streets were lined with the re;milar lri)0[)S and ))art ot tho militia,, and were beanlibilly decorated with Hairs, bc.mers and nnmerons and elelii,h, and where a monument is beiiij: erected by the citizens of (^iieliee, they greeted the I'rinco with a tremendous war-hoop, 11. H. II. was thu.s conducted to the lesidcuee ol' Sir Edmund Jlead, on tiie St. Louis Road, where ho remained the ane.st of U. E. during two days, before taking possession ol" the I'arliament buildings which had been (itled up for his lesidence. In the evening, notwith.stamling tin; tain, a most beautiful illu- mination look place. The public buildings, churches, convents and the Laval LI'niversitv, were most lastefullv decorated. The n PALACE GATE-OUTSIDE. HOPE GATE— OUTSIDE. InASiL'- OQ lipire cl tlie K. C. Cathedral lighted with C[ii!ie8c lanterns ot various colors, was seen from a great distance in the conntry. The private houses vied with each other in the richness of their transparencies, ami in thrir devices and inscriptions in French and in Englisli. Throughout the town and suburbs liie display was universal, and there was not a family so poor as not to join in the demonstration. Wherever there was a pane of glass a taper at Jeast could be seen behind it. Bonfires were seen from a great distance in the country : and the towns of Beauport and Pointe Levy, being also brilliantly illuminated, the whole basin seemed to be in a hiaze. From Durham Terrace the effect surpassed anything thatcouhl be imagined. The next day tiie Prince went out to see the falls of the Cliau- dicre, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. On Sunday he attended Divine fservice in the Anglican Cathedral, wliere he was received by His Lordship Bishop Mountain with the usual cere- monies. His fionlship read the sermon. On Mondaythe Prince iuul his suite took possession of their appartments in the Parliament Buildings, where a levee was held in the morning. The two Houses of Parliament presented their addresses, which together with the replies read as follows : May it plcfisc your Royal Uigrhness, we, llie Lepjislativc Council of Canada, in Parliament assembled, approach jour Hoyal Highness with renewed assurances of our attachment and devotion to the jierson and crown ofyonr IJoyal Mother, oiu- beloved Queen. While we regret that the duties of State should have prevented our Sovereign from visiting this extensive portion of her vast dominions, we loyally and warmly appreciate the interest which her Majesty manifests in it, Vjy deputing to us your Floyal Highness as her representative. And we rejoice in common with all her sid)ject3 in tins province, at the presence among us of him who at some future, but we hope lar distant day, will reign over tiie Realm, wearing with undiminished b'stre, the crown which will descend to him. Thoiigb the formal opening of that great work, the Victoria Bridge, known throughout the world as the most gigantic effort in modern times of engineering skill, has been made a special occasion of your Royal Highness' visit, and proud as are Canadians of it, we yet venture to hope that you will find in Canada many other evidences of greatness and progress to interest you in Hie welfare and advancement of your future subjects. Enjoying under the institutions guaranteed to ^s, all freedom in tb« management (d'our own affairs, .'ind as IJritish sulijeclp, Jiaving a com- mon feeling and interest in Hie fortunes of tlie Empire, its glories and successes, we triist, as we believe, tliat the visit of y(nu- Royal Highness will strengthen the ties which bind togetlier their Sovereign and the Canadian jieoplf^. ^ Reply:— Gentlemen,— From niy heart I tlumk you for this address, breathing a spirit of love and devotion to your t^ueeu and of kindly interest in me m»^ mmaa j^mr. — 30 — A3 her representative on this occasion. At every step of my progress through the Ikilish Colonics, and now more forcibly iu Canada, I am impressed with the conviction that I owe the overpowering cordiality of my reception to my connection witli her, to whom under Providence, [ ov>'e everything,— my Sovereign and j»arent. To Her I shall with pride convey the expressions of your loyal sentiments, and if at some future period, so remote, I trust, 'that I may allude to it with less pain, if it shall please God to place me in tliat closer relation to you wliicli you contemplate, I cannot hope for ;iny more honorable distinction than to earn for myself such ex])ressions of generous attachment, as I now owe to your appreciation of the virtues of the Queen. Few as yet have been liie days whicli ! have spent in this country, but I have seen much to indicate \he rapid progress and future greatness of United Canada. Tlie infancy of this Province has resembled in some respects that of my native Island, and as in centuries gone by, the mother country com- bined the several virtues of the Norman and Anglo-Saxon races, so f may venture to anticipate in the matured character of Canada, the united excellencies of iior double ancestry. Most heaitily [ desire that the ties which bind togeflier the Sovereign and Canadian people may be strong and enduring. The Assembly's adtlress and the reply are as follows : — May ii ])lease your Pvoyal Highness, we, the Legislative Assembly of Canada, in Parliament assembled, approach ^'our Royal Higliness with assurances of our devoted attachment and loyalty to the person and cr.nvn of our mo:~t gracious Sovereign. The Queen's loyal subjects in this Province would have rejoiced had the duties of St ite permitted their august sovereign to have herself visl^'^d their country, and to iiave received in person lie expression of their devotion to her, and of the admi- ratiori with which they regard the manner in which she administers the affairs of the vast empire over which it has pl?ased Divine Providence to place her. But while we cannot retrain from expressing our unfeigned regret that it has bet n proved impossible fur our Queen to visit her posses- sions in Canada, we are deeply sensible of her gracious desire to meet t!ie wishes of iier subject.^ by having iiermittcd the opjjortunity of welcom- ing iu this part of her dominions the heir apparent to the throne — our future sovereign. We desire lo congratulate your Royal Highness on your arrival in Canada— an event to be long remembered as manifesting tile deep interest felt by the Queen in the welfare of her Colonial sub- jects on this auspicious 3cc.''si>m, when lor the first time the Colonies have been honoured by the presence of the heir apparent, we receive an earnest of the delL-rmination of our most gracious sovereign to knit yet more closely the ties of alfoctiou and duty, which unite us to the British Rmpire, and enable us to share in its liberties, its glories, and its great historical associations. The ajjproaching opening of the Victoria Bridge by your Royal Highness has been the more immediate cause of your present visit to Canada, and we trust you will find in that stupendous worlv, the most striking evidence in wiiich the capital and skill of the mother country have united with the energy and enterprise of this pro- vince in overcoming natural obstacles of the most formidable character ; but we trust, in your further progress your Royal Highness will find in the peace and prosperity of the people, and in their attachment to their sovereign, the best proof of the strength of the ties which unite Canada to tlic mother country, and of the mutual advantages te the Empire and to the Colony from the perpetuation ol a connection whicli haa t ■»^ i i (•, — 31 — bseii fmughL with sucli Rreal and hem-fioial reoulis. Wt pisi^v iliai your Royal Higlincss may be pleased to convey to our most gracious Quoen tlie feelings of love and gratitude with wlilcii mc regard her rule, and especiftUy of her condescension in aflording us the occasion of welcom- ing your Royal Highness to the Province of Canada. Reply :— Gentlemen, — No answer that I can rr-iurn to your address wili sufii- ciently convey my tiianks to you or express the iilcasure Avhicli I have derived from tlie manifestations of loyalty and affection to the Queen, my mother, by which 1 have l)een met upon my arrival in this Province. As an Englishman, I recognize with jtride in these manifestations your sympathy with the great nation, from which so many of you trace your origin, and with which you share the honours of a glorious history. In addressiug you, however, as an Euglishman, I do not forget that some of my fellow-subjects here are ot of my own blood. To them also an 03[iecial acknowledgement is di.. , and I receive with peculiar gratifica- tion the proof of their attachuieul to the crown of England. They arc evidences of their satisfuctiou v.ith the equal laws under which tiiey live, and of tiieir just confulence that, whatever be their origin, all Canadians are alike oVijects of interest to their sovereign and herpcoide. (Janada may be proud that within her limits two races of diflVrent lan- guage and habits arc united in the same Legislature by a common loyalty, and are bound to tlie same Constitution by a common patriotism. l>ut to all of you and to the three millions of British subjects, of whom you arc the Representatives, 1 am heartily thankful for your demonstra- tion ot good will. 1 3hall not readily forget the mode in which 1 have h'ian received amongst you. With you 1 regret that the Queen has been 'inable to comply with your anxious desire, that she would visit this })ortion of her empire. I iiave already had proofs of the aH'ectionate devotion whicli would have attended her progress. lUit I shall make it my lirst, as it will be my most pleasing duty, upon my return to En- gland, to convey to her the feelings of love and gratitude to her person and her rule which you have expressed on this occasion, and the senti- ments of hearty welcome which you have offered to me, her son. Tiie atidresses were reiul in the MngliKh ami Freiioh lati- uiKige.S; and so were the replies. It was noticed that the Prince'.i pronunciation of French was as perfect as that of Fiigli.sli. Immediately alter the readin'4 ol IIk; replies, tlie Speaker.s of both Houses were kniahtec! ; this was done as each gentle- man knelt, Ills Royal Highne.*!« tonching him upon both shoulders with an nnsheated .swortl and ordering iiim to rise, at the same time calling him by Ids new title. Sir Narcisse Bclleau, the Speaker of the Upper House, is a rnem- berot the Quebec Bar, find is among the number ol Legislative Coun- cillors who were appointed for life by the Crown before the change in the constitution oftiic council took place. Sir Henry Smith is also a lawyer, and belongs to the Kingston Bar. He has been many years the representative ol tlie county of Froiitenac in Parliament", and we believe was always returneil without opposition. Previous to his being elected Speaker, lie held the office ol' Solicitor (Jeneral for Upper Canada. More tliaii a ituaisiinci i-entlemeii were presented at the levee, wliich, by tliu variety of llie rich cos'turnes ol iliosu in attendance, civil, ecclesiastical and military, olFered a most brilliant coup-d'ajil. Among tliein was Haron (Janldree-Hoilleun, tlio French Consul at Quebec, with h'lfi altache.^. Tlie Synod of the Cinuch ot F'higland, the JusticerJ oi the I'eace tor tlie ilistrict ol' Quebec, and several lilc nry and national socielicj, i^esented addresses. The Huron (Chiefs of Lorette also presented an address on behalf ol' the interest- ing renjnants oi' tliat heroic India.M tribe. vcc lliere was a dejohner, at which a part of the liubiio huictionaric.'S, members ol Parliament, and After the many hii^h ,,..^..... — .., «... ... — distini^uislMjd .strani^ers present in town, were invited. The same thinii' took place on the two followinji' day.-^, and caril.s ot invitation were issued according to alphabetical onier, :-o that a large num- ber oi person.* had the honor of meetinir His Royal Highness with- out any question of precedence being raised. In the afternoon, the i^riiice and his suite visited the l''ails ol Montmorency. To reach this beautitul cascade they passed through the large and populous suburb of St. Rochs, .1 town almost of itself, and through the village of Heauporf, which as most Lower (.'anauiau village.'?, is a long street of neat and comfortable liouses. Arche.i of ever-green, llags and decorations of all sorts greeted the eyes of the royal visitor all the way ; and the most enthusiastic clieering resoundeil on every side. in the evening, a ball given by )he Mayor and citizens, at the Music Hall, drew together the elite of the society of Quebec, which is renowned for its elegance, relinemenl and gaiety. The Prince opened the ball by leading oil, in a quadrille, Mrs. Langevin, the wife of His Wor.^liip the Mayor. In tiie evening an illumination of the Heel took place; rockets and tireworks of every description, and lights oi every hue, gave to the basin of Qu(>t>ec a tairy-like appearance. The next day was devoted to business of a dilferent character. In the morning, His Royal Highness visited the Lava' University, and the Ursulines Convent, the two oldest institutions of learning in British North America, for although the Laval University hac been but recently established and leirally known as a University, its college or pelil scniinaire has ever since 1688 been in full (»peration. No less than three archbishops and eleven bishops now living are pupil.? of this institution. Among the laymen who were brought up in this college, such names as those ot Hedard, Papineau, Pauet, de Sallaberry and many others who have attained to celebrity are to be founil. Most of the former bishops of Canada were also among the pupils oi th'-f Seminary of Quebec (1). (1) For J! I'omplete history of tlic Laval University and of the Semi- nary ot C'K-bec, and also for a bio.L'rajdiy of .Ar<;T. L.ival, see Journal of £.dur(i 1,(11, V •1, 1, noB. :'., 4. .'), C, 7 and 8 : and vol. ?,, no. G, p.ige 04. )■'■; ENTRANCE TO THE SEMINARY—QUEBEC. — 33 — Tlio University wns ei'iJctt'il us sui-li hy Lcltfrs riituiil ol Her Majesty, boariii;:,' dale, Westminster, the 8t!i De(!einbcT, 185^. The P^iculties of Meiliciiie iiiul i I f.aw are lully Diiiaiii/i-il ; while the cliairs 111 tJKjsc! (>[ Alls and ol TheoiuLiy arr not \etall hlled. Indepeiulenlly of thi! old Seminary colie;;o and Chapel buildiniis — parts of \vlii(!li are Iruni Mi^r. de LavaTs tiiiKJ — llicrc are thn.-e new and spacious building's cxclusivtdy devoted lo the I'liiver.-ity ; one is the Sehool of IMedicine, anotiier is the University boarding- house, and the tiiirtl is the University jiroper ; the hilfer is a hue stone bnildii);f ■29H leel in Iroiit l;y 5(1 in dei)1h, and SO in lieii.'ht. It contains tlie Convocation Hail, a line loom one luiiidied I'eet in ieuirth, with galleries. On the twenty-lirst of August, a little befoie nonn, the hall, whicli had been lastel'nlly decoruted, was tilled with a lai^e and imposing assembly. The galleries were crowded ^^'ith lailies ; while high dignitaries, public lunctionaries, and n\' 'is of parliament urmounteil with . 1 s s were seated on each side ol the room. / the Prince of W'ales' Plume, had been erected at one eiul ; while a triumphal arch spanned the southern end of University Street. The assembly was ke|)t waitinu' sometime on account of the in- disposition oi' li. E. the (Governor (ieneral : hut at twelve; o'clock the Prince left the J^irliament l,>ni!(liiig, passed along the grand battery, and amid.-t cheers, entered the University, where, at the foot of the great staircase, he was received by the Hector and tlie several Fuculties. Th(; coup-d'rpil as the Prince entered the hall, was most magni- ficent. 'I'he whole assembly rose, while from the i;allery a band played the nalionai aiitliem. H. li. H preceiled by the mace- liearers of the Univernity, and followed by the Rector and Faculties, advanced to the estrade, Li'racefu''y bowing as he passed. He declined taking a seat on liie thron ■ wli.Ldi had been prepared, and stood in the centre ol his 1. rilliant suite. th It had been understood that the Catlio'ic Bishops would present this occasion ; their lorvlships, headed in the eir auihess on absence of the venerable Arehljishop by his coadjutor, I\Igr. Bail- largeon, Bishop of Tloa, moved lo the fronl of the estrade. His Lordship read the address in French, and asketl leave to have it read in English by Mgr. Horan, Bishop of Kingston. 'J'he other Bishop's present \vi-'re Mgrs. Bonrget, of iMontieal ; (iuigues, of Ottawa ; Cook, of Three Hivers : Pin^onnault, of Sandwich ; Farrell, of Hamilton, Laroque, of St. Hyacinthe and Lyncl!, of Toronto. This concluded, ilev. A. Taschereau, D. C. L., the newly elected Rector, stepj-)ed fo'-ward and read tin.' adilress of the Uni- versity in l)oth laiii;iia;.>'es. The i'rince replied in Enulish to l)otli addresses collectively, and shortly after left the room amidst greal appi ause and clieeniiu', His Royal Hi-- me then Visited 11 le lilirary, whicli already contains over 30.000 volume.- Tliere, says the Courrier du I > — :i\- — I ('(truul'i, --iroui w'licli tlic aNovn i' conipilinl, — t'n* Kticlor aiil othiT piTSDiis li;i(l thtf hoimr ol bt'iiiy- pt'isoiially inlKxIiueil to II. R. II. .AriioMc-- tliiMM \V(j iKiticc'ii tlit3 11(111. Mr. CliiuivciUi. Sii|)rniit<;ml(Mit ol I'niilii; Insinu'tioii lor [.ower C.'armila. The l*iiiic(( s|iiilvO to liiiii ill t.'io kiiidtisl U'lms ot vvlial luul been doiio for tiiB ilUrii.sioti ori.'iliu'utioii, aihl nf l!;,' progress it li;ul inndt; in uur section nCtht,' 00111111)/' Tilt' colN'ftioii ol pliil()>oplii('!ii .'ipparatus, the iaboralory, !!n? inoilical inii.'«oiiiii !iii-- nilioonl and ItTlilj vallovs throui'h whiidi llow tlio rivers .St. (• larlcs, mh\ Si. I.awreiioo, as far as Caijo 'rourmonto ; tho Is-laiid of Orloans, iho prclly villa'.''os of Charlesboiirc!: and Hoanport, with I ho nn;nirons viMas and countrv rosideiioos, on tho one liand, and I'oiiih' Lovy, on tho o;hor: tiie imnionso ran^-e of Iho oyo being only honndod by hi^h chains of rnoiintaiiis risioij one above the olhor in tiie distaiuro. 10 I'lillOO I h'ovo fioin tho r.aval IJnivor.silv to tho Ursiilin OS t'onvont. wlimo an assinubhmo of tho fair pupils loooivod him with iinisic, and an aihlvoss with wliich ho sootned hiiihiy pleaded. Tho Piinc ; with a soleol and very InnifiHl par!}', went throiii^ii tlio nnnnory. 'I'lio LIrsulino C'onveiit is liie oiJoPl in America, ■le as oarly as tho 2Slh of March 1639, 'oy isions were m- I'rov iMadoloine do Ciianvl'jny, widow of Sionr (irivol do la I'ehrio, lOc tho ondowmcnt of this insiitntion 111 whioh she eniph)\ed llu? whole of her estate. She landed in Quebec, with three mins 0! this order, and with the iirst An:;;nstinos, or llospitalieros inins, on tlio 1st of Ani^ust of tho same year. Mr. de Montmagny, (Jovornor ot tlie oolony, with all the troops of the garrison and the whole pofiulation of tho town, escorted these pious women to the cathedral, were a 7V DciDit was chanted, amidst the thunder of all tho guns that Quebec could tlien boast of. The first con- vent was built in 1(541 ; and in that very humble dwellin;; tho mnis used to teach the young Indian girls, togetlier with thochildi of the town. A venerable asli tree, under which the Revd. Sister Marie de ITiiearnation, well known in Fiance by her writings, used to teach the alphabet to the young stjuaws, is now the only remains of lliat primitive forest, whicli, in the days of ('ham- plain, covered the site of tho future city. 'Hie present conven' W) n w w w f _- i — ur) istlietliinl tli;U ha-^ ln.'cii biiill ; the l\v.) utiior.-: huviii^ beoii succes- sively ilo.stioyod by lire. Tliu riiaiti huililin^' datrs Uom 168(3; HOVtM'al \viii;,'N woio julilcd, oiio o\ (lii'in, which <()i tains tin.' reception looni, was coiiiplctiMl only hint yt;ar. Thu Chapel, contains sevfial Lieuiitihil paintinys, anil is cclclnatJMl as the bnrial place of Montualin, to whose rnonioiy two niuilile tablelH have l)i't'i, erected; one by the late f-ord Ayimer, the second by Mr. Faiibault and other citizens of Quebec. 'I'ho latter was erected on the Cfnteniiial anniversary of his death and bears the insc.ri[)ti(in written by tin; French Aaideinie den Inner ipliotm e( lielli's-LiAlri a, of which the valiant and learueil Maripiis was a member. The UrsubiKts have an academy or girls' hi;j;h-school, wiiii boaril anil half-board. 'I'hev have also the jfirls' department of tlie l.aval Normal School ; with a d.'y-school, which i,- now the female model school ot the Normal School ; these s(!Voral depart- ments contain about lOO pupils. The total number cf chiklren taught in thia institution siiici' its fo.ndation is about '^0,000. The Prince in visilin;.' the I'rsuline Convent paiti the most )f tht ancient, and certainly one ot the most useliil institutions o kind oil this continent, aconipliment in every respect fully deserved. In the oveniii;^, a great display of (iieworks took place on the Ks]ilanade, ; but a sad aecid"Mi in.trred the pleasure of this part of thii putdic festivities. A p!:i'iloriii erecti.'d on the parade ground gave way, and many piu'sons weri- seriously wounded : one of whom died the feljewinir day. H el'iMc leavin'i Qu eoec II. visited tlie c adel, placi most attractive, not only on account of the great skill, and irnmeii.«e capital which have been lavislieil on il by the British government to make it impregnable (if in the present state of rnilitar}' .-cience the wonl may be used), but uImi on account of the splendid view wiiieh, Iroiu a heiiiht of 350 feet, is there obtained of the noble i: ill; it , - -haracter troin the landscape viewed from Diirhain Terrace, aial from the rool of tiie University. Immediately under the stiiep iiromontory of Cape Diamonil, the St. Lawrence assumes a very dilFereut aspect, and the hiuh banks of that part of the opposite shore which faces the observer, give to the scenery a solemn ami perhaps somewhat gloomy character. On the tweitty-third of August, at eleven o'clock in the morning, H. \\ H. left theciiy of Quebec, not without having lepeatedly expresseil to the Mayor his entire satisfaction of the reception he had met with; and of the orileily and tasteful manner in which every thin<; hud been conducted. With the city itself ami its environs, t!ie Prince and thuse who accompanied him, cannot fail to hav(; been greatly interested. " Few cities, says Mr. Marmier (I), ofTer as many striking contrasts as Quebec, a foitress and a commercial city together, (I) lii'ttrcs sur rAnuirkiuc', par X. Marniicv, '2 vol?. in-r2o, Paris, ISCO, 36 built upon the sum her vessels are overv mit ol' a rock as the nest of an eaple, while wliere vviinklin" the face of the Ocean, an American city iiihabi'led by French colonists, governed by England, and garrisoned with Scotch regiments; a ciiy of the middle ages by most of its ancient institutions while it is snbmitteil to all the combinations ol'nioilern constitutional govenr^ent ; an European city by its civilization and its habits of relinement, and still close by the remniints of the Indian tribes and Iho- barren mountains of the north ; a city with about the same latitude as Paris, while succes- sively combining the torrid climate of southern regions with the peventies of an' hyperborean winter, a city at the same time Catholic and Protestant, wliere the labours of our missions are still uninierrupttHl alongside of llu; inuleitakings of the IJible society, and where the Jesuits driv(Mi out of our own country find a place of reluge under the a-gis of British Puritanism ! " The historical associations which Quebec suggests to the mind of the visitor have been thus suriiined up by another writer. '' History is (n'ery where—around i:s — beneath us : from the depths of jonder valleys, from the top of that mountain, history rises up aiu! presents ilseli'to our notice exclaiming: Beholtl me! '' Beneath us, amonir the capricious rneaiulers of the River St. Charles, the Cahir-Coubat of Jacques-Carlier is the very place where he lirst planted tlie cross and held his first conference with the >St'igneu)' Danaconna. Here very near to us, beneath a venerable elm tree, which, v/ith much regret, we saw cut down, trail itioij slates that Champlain first raised his tent. From the very spot 0:1 wliicli we now stand, Count de Frontenac returned to Admiral Pliibbs that proud nnswer as he f--AH.\,from the mouili of his cannon, which will always remain rect^rded by history. Onder these ramparts are spread the plains on which "fell Wolfe and IMontcalm, and where in the following year, the Chevalier de Levis and Ceiieral Murray fought that other batt which tiie citizens of Qneb us, on til " lie r 01c p, in memory of ^ ^ — ic!" are erecting a monument. Before leights of Heauport, the souvenirs of battles not less , recali to our I'einembiance tiie names of fv 'igueuil, St. Helene, and Juchereau Dnchesnay. i^elow us, at th' loot of that tower on which lloats the British !lay, IMontgomery and his soldiers all fell, sw'pt by the grajjc shot of a single ixiin poinNul l)y a Canadian ;.riilleryman. "On the other hand, niuler that projecting rock, now crowned witli the guns of old England, the intrepid Dambourges, sword in hand drove Arnold and his men from the houses in which they had established thenisei v-es. History is then everywhere around us. She rises as well lV(jm these rarnpaits, replHteV;:h daring deeds from those il]ii>lrions plains ecpialiy celebrated for feats of arms, she again exclaims : Here f am ! " ^Quebec founded by Champlain, m 1608, was taken by Kiik, in 16'2'J: it v.'as restored to the French in 163vl ; ami was unsuccess- a; an I 1 I WOU'E AND M0NTO4UrS MuNUMENT,-i)UEDEC. I fi I — d / — fully attacked by x\dmiral Phipp.s, in IGIK). Wullu took it in 1759, and MontLjomery aifain uusucfes.stuUy besie^od it, in ITTo. It was twice bombarded and in a ^^^reat measure der^lroyed ; it also suffered at dilFerent times from epiderairs, and from extensive conlla^n-ations ; the most calamitous beinjf the two ;,'reat lires which in 1845, destroyed, at one month's interval, the upper and lower suburbs. In 1792, the first Parliamt'iit of ^nwer Canada was convened at Quebec, and that city remained the seat of aoveriiincnt of tlie Lower Province until the Union, although the sessions of the Special Council of SirJohn Colborn and of Lord Sydenham, W(;ro held at Montreal. fiOrd Durham, in 1838, hekl his Special Council at Que- bec, and occupied the oKl Parliament buildings, situated on the same site as the new ones, but far superior in every respect, Tlie present buiUling is ultimately to b(! the Post OlHce when the seal of government is transferred to Ottawi. In 18.51, the seat of the government of the United Province, which hail been removed to Toronto, was again transi'erretl to Quebec for a term of hun years, in accordance with the system of alternate capitals agreed to after the Montreal riots, in 1849; and now Quebec again owes to that system (probably for the last time) the same temporary advantage. The population of Quebec is supposed to be at present GO,OUO, of vvhich nearly two thirds are of French origin, and about three fourths are Roman Catholics. Ship building and the lumber trade are the principal sources of the prosperity of the city. The former has of hit • considerably decreased, and this circumstance combined with the unfavorable nature of the soil of tiie back country, and the frequent removals of the seat of government, have impaired its trade and checked its progres.i. The city is nevertheless steadily, though slowly, grow- ing and improving. The exports of last year amounted to $5,881,290, the imports to .?:3,0()3,752. The streets in the Upper and Lower Town are narrow ami crooked, as in most cities of the old worki, and considering the numerous and steep declivities, and the fact of the town being encompassed by fortitications, this could hardly have been otherwise. The two finest buildings are the Marine Hospital and the Custom House. The mteriorof the Catholic Cathedral is of a striking and solemn aspect. The Laval University is an imposing pile ; and the (irey Nunnery, outsitle of St. John's Gate, is also a massive edifice surmouiitetl ^vith a V(>ry eleixaut spire. There are six cotr.'ents, three of which were foundeil in the earlie>t times of the colony. Besides the beaittifui ]iaintings in the Cathedral, and in the Ursu- lines and Seminary (Miapels, there is also a gallery of paintings, the property of the Hon. Mr. Leirare's family, many of wiiich are of great value. Literature and the tine -arts have always been cultivated in the ancient capital, sometimes with great success. iv' — 38 — Tlie totiil iiimibui-'if pupii.s aneiKliti;^ iiiJ the t-chouls iiinl ini>tilutioiis of leaiiiiii'j, ill 18.5i», was 8,801. TJinoare at pit'.seiil eleven news- papers ami periodicals publi.>hed in QuebeL'. Il possesses also several literary iuslitute--. The steanu-r Kin^^slo}u on board of which His Royal Highness and suite had embarked, was lollowed by tlie (Quebec, bearing the members ol both Houses of I'ariianieut. Three v(NSsels of the fleet liad in the mean time rt^aclied IMontreal, vi/ : the ^7^./', the yalorou!^, and tlu; Flying Fi.-aveiiient whiidi, a year ago, luid bet'allen tiie family of II. K. the (ioveriior (.leneial on ;iii cxciirsidn to the same place, the ijivilalion had been declined, i\\\A ail that H. ]i. H. could do was to receive the address of the cili>;ons on the wharf. 'I'he 'J'rifluriansUn\: the co n I'rc I evi '/>.•< with ;i very aoocl grace, and evinced tlndr loyalty in a niauner that does them great credit. Threi3 Rivers tierives its name from tlie separation of the mouth ol tlie river St. iVIaurici? into three channels, and is after Quebec, the oulest town in Canada. In the year 1618 the French traders selected this post, about midway between Quebec and Hochelag.i, with a view^ to making it a depot, and as a place less exposed than the hitter to the incursions of the Ironuois. But when in spite oi all obstacles, Montreal was founded, and became able to defend itself. Three Rivers sank into neglect, and until very recently had made little progress. The opening of the lands of the St. Maurice, tlie proposicd railroad to the Piles on that river ; the railroad in course of construction on the south shore of the St. Lawrence from Becancour to Arthabaska, on the Grand Trunk line ; the discovery of new iron mines destined to replace those of the immediate neighbourhood now exhausted, — all these favor- able circumstances have given it a new impulse. The population, which by the last census in 1851, was only 4,800, is given in ■b i AVOLFE'S MO\r.MENT.-.QUERr:r\{ — 3I.» — r.ovolFs Directory lor Wu as 7000. Tnc CatliLMlral, lecuii'lv biiill, i.s one ot tiiL' Hiiesl (jotliic c'liiiicliL'.>. m Anioiiea, ainl iii po' it of last u aiiu elL'^ancu is nn.sai'pa.sHtjd l)y any other in ('aiiacla. 'Vim Ursiiliue Corivt;iit, Imiiulecl by ^ '". St. Vallii-r, in lfi77, is one of the oiliest in tlieeountiy 'i'lieie is besides u collej^f recently opened, two academies and several lar^e sciiools ; the total number of pupils in 1S5!) was 1,058. The old parish church wiili its richly ornarueiited interior, is an object ol interest. It is one of thosu sancluaries of the i^ood old time which are fajst ilisappearin^ from amoi)^ ns. The j-iruets are narrow, and the wiiitewa.sheii houses with trees and part(Mres about Ihem, f.ave in some parts of the city an appijarance o! antiipuly, wiiich, to the eyi.' tired ol the \M tints of brick buildinus, or thtMlark 'jrav >tt'n.' of iru)re nio,lerii edifices, is very plea.sinij;. Hut we are Hearing I\r')iitr«;al, where siudi a r-Miiark would liy many be held as at \ea.A treasonable hiuguay-.-. As tl-e Prince approaidied the commercial nietro)!olis of Canada, dernon.strations becarrKi more frequent on both t-hores of llie »St. TifiwrcMico, and from tlie beautiful vilhiLios of Lannraie, V'arenues, Vercdicres, and Houcliervilk", the iiri!,i>(/l cannon ami of mu.'-kt;liy, Ihe ringiufr of bell.-;, and the hoisting of lla;_'s welcomed tlie Heir Apparent. A ilet ilia consisting- of upwards of twi-nly steand.i(;;its g;i.ily dresse;! id bunting of every color, evergreens, ivc, with bunds of music on boarti, and crowded to excess, went down tin, river to meet him ; and as they hailed the two larger >toamers, below St. Helen's Island, a scene took place diliicult lo describe. The booiriing of the gui;s. the cheering, the anylliing but harmo- nious tunes of all the bands heard inuelher, — made a iioi.se such as the banks of the St. r^awrcneo never b doie reechoed. iJiit ail were doomed to disappointment ; owini.'' lo llie incleinenc}" of the weather it was determined that the kiiniiii'i should be post- poned to the following day, ami so the boats had a race back info t'le harbor. The next day ih;Mi, being Saturday the tliirtietli of August, tlie Prince was received on the wharf at Montreal, by the IMavor and all the functionaries of the city. Tiie steamer Kingston wa.s brought to the .side of the whaif, and not only the select party assembled untler the canopy, but the immim.-e crowd covering llie beautiful cut stone revetment wall and the innumerable steam- boats and craft in tue harbor, could contfjmplate at leisure the impressive and even moving siglit of the 3'ou.ig and cheerful Prince, as, dressed m his military costume, he stood upon the deck of the boat, while hi.s countenance contrasteil with the grave and stern expression of the elderly noiilemen by whom he was surrounded. The Prince was received at the steps on the wharf, and con- ducted to an estrade under the canopy, by C. S. Podier, I'^sip, the i\Iayor of the city, who wore on that occasion a costume soinewhat similar to that of tlie f.ord JMavor of Fvondon. He mmmim 40 read to FI. R. II. thu a.ldres.s oftho City ('orporatiiui, in the Hri'Tlish and llio Frunch lanuiiii^jfcs. After the readinj: «( the Prince's re[)ly tlie m 4 oiilhiisiHslic cheer, riiniiiiiii like a lire ol mus- ketry the wiioio len^i'th of the iiarbor i>iirsl forth, amidst the (irinir of cannon from tlie (ield batteries on the wharf, horn the vessels, and from St. Helen's Ishtiul. All ttu- bells of the city were riniiinj;, the liarmony of whose voices was pervaded by the ikicp toiu-s of the Gi-os-/{(ntrd(m of Notre-Diune, the lar;,'est bell on this continent, —ami if not the lari,H'.-t, one of tlie laruest in the world, A procession then fornieil, and pass(!d thronyh St. I'anI, Notre- Dame. St. Jainc an( I othf'r streets ui) to tlu; Exhibitu)n bnild- inir. The sti'eets were lined by the national .>oo.ieties and militia, and !)edeckevl with innuinerabh; l\n<^^, anioni; which the Union Jack and oih -r IJrili-h enib'ems were most conspicnons. Tlie French tiico!f)r and the Ams-rican stars and .-tripes w(M'e also in abnndaiice. Triumphal arches of yreat beauty anil of a very expensive construction had been erecleii at dilTerant places, by tlie Ileception Committee, the members of which occnpieil a ilisling- uished position in the cortege. Several companies of militia troni IJoston, and oilier American cities, with banns and very rich uniforms joined the procession and attracted ijreat atten- hulians of Cau;j;hnawaiia, one of the few remnants tion. Tl le ol the once powerful tribe of the Jrof/uois, dressed in their war costume, tormed one otllie most striking' features in the display, 'i'he children of all the schools of the city were i^ronped at various iaces on the w Nation; Am ay, ant I saluted the Prince with the (dianl of the 'I'he French pupils of the Hroihers of the CMiristian S(diools, who had possession of the ])lattorin in front of the Court House, also san^ " La Claire Fontaine '" Canadian son^s. 55 and other II. R. 11, and suit(! reachet' the Fvlidjilion Buildin'^- at eleven o'clock, and were received at the enirance on University Street, by the Presiilent, Secretary and members of the Sub-Committee of the IJoard of Arts and i\Tanid"aclnr';s, Upon their entrance into the buihlinjr, the Oratorio Society, under the direction ol' Professor Fowler, of the McGill Normal School, san^- the National Anthem with ijreat elTect. An address was tlian read by II. K, the (iovernor General, to which His Royal Highness made the following reply : Oen'i" )i('n, — Must readily I assent to tin. rcqueS' you have made, — a request the more iigreeat)le because it is conveyed to me by my kind friend, your excellent (lovcrnor General. I am not ij^norant of the Idii^h position attained by Canada in the great E.Khibition of l.Sf)!, ndiieh was opened under the liapjiy HU3])ice3 of the Queen and ihe Prince Consort : and carrying out the design of that memorable \indertaking, this smaller, but to Onuada most interesting, coUeeiioii of the products of your laud, and of works of art and industiy, has my entire sympathy, and claims iny Ijcst wishes for its succesa. I ho[ic and lielieve it will realize all the objects for which it has been designed. .*! c H W k — 11 — His |,iiri|-,iim Uiu Aiii,'i.;r.iii Mislioj) of Mdiilrral tlii'i. olierinl a prayiT. Tho i'l-iiico aiul Huito I lieu went round tho huildiriijf Wlien piissiiiif llu'oiiijli tlic tniiiL'iiili)i,ncal colk'flion, II. li. II. coii- vursiul with Dr. Oaw-'oii, thn ric-iilcnt of tin; Hoard, aiid 11. K. llio (ioveriiur (Jciieral udio pointinl out intero.stiut;- spociiiKMis. At the (Mitranct! of tho l-'inu Arts dcparltncnt, II. I{. II. was iriet liy iho IjOrd IJislujp ill his caiiacily of I'rcsichfiit ol iht) An Association and the olh(!r uiouibLM-s ol that institution. His Lordship thun int'ormed the I'rincH tliat Iht; (Jouncii dosirt'd to prijsont him with a Canadian picturo IVo'M llio collin'tion. II. K. II. suloctud Mr. Way's water color p;initni'i' Tho 1' )!( rasno Hasn riuco IS s(|uadron at anciior, at tin; ni outh Sir Kdnuiml 1 1 (;aci Tlio proci'ssion thiMi returned to tho dai>, and haviii^r askcil H. R. Hiij;liiu?ss"s ;.ssent, said : " By conmiand ol His Hojal Highness I deedare this K\liil;ition opened." The ])roc'ec(linjj,s did no hist nnudi more th;iii halt an hour and wer>! terminaled by tht> sini'in;; oC tlie *' llalhdnjah Chorus.*' Tlie buihh'n^ erected l"ir the I'roviiKdal Ivvhibition and destined to .serve as a depository lor objects of art, was constructed under the .superintcnden'^e ot the Hoanl of Arts and iManul'aclnre.s. The main edilice is 181 feet in len;;l}i, and the winirs form a transept measuring in all l::^} feet. The IVanie work is of ir(jn enclosed withltiick, and two galleries mn round the bnildinji;. Takinif into account tlie short time allowed for preparation tlie exhibition was tpiite succes.sfnl in its various departments. Soon after jeavinri: this the Piinco n.'paired to Point St. Charh;s for the i)nr|)(.>*^ of lorm.'illy inaui^niralini^" the Victoria Bri'''^e, — a ceremony whicli was ihe occasion, it not the only (dijcct,ol his voyaj^e. To the rain wliich the day before liad fallen with harilly an intermission, hail succi.;i'ded a rather cloudy rnornincr ; but at ieni;lh the v/eather cleared up and the sun .shone forth brilliantly. Ll|)on the large block.s wtiich serve as cope-stones to the solid I'acing.s of the iipproa(di to the abutment stood two rows of ladies, who were but iil-prote<:ted by their parasois against tlie intense heat of the solar rays. On each side of the abutment seats vising- in tiers liad been prepared for the members of Parliament and others liavmg a claim to the privilege, \Ahicii consisted prin- cipally in the slielter allbrtlcd from the heat, — lor cooped up between a wall and the space which jiractical discretion yielded 10 the locomotive, their situation was not a very favorable one for sight -seeing. Ihit from the platlorm oviM' the walls of the abutment a scene truly worthy of an artist's pencil [M-esented itself. The city could be taken in at one glance, with its front following the bend ot the river, its shiidng spires and (iomes glittering in the li^ht of a .summer's day, its magniliceiit ({uays, and the long rows of high buildings that line the harbor and extend to the base of the picture.sque mountain by whicdi the town itself is overtopped. On one hand, the miuhty St. '.av/rence rcdling onward to tho ocean exp.'iiiil.-. iiild A lufKul ;.ini)iain.-f, wiili llu; vi'iilaiil jhlaiid ot St. Hflfii ilivitliriL-- lis cliiimitil (i|)[)().«*ite tliu tuwii. On the (itluT, tlio 6\viii cmrt'iit'diisiiiii;'- aLtaiii.-l the |iifrH sft-iiifil l>tit as the living >iiiiyulo ot llu; ra|)i.ls, vImLiIu a< lar a.s tho t'\o could t til', river 'vitli wliii^li tint a/iiro of ivaiMi. lit; 1 i.'laiit ."slioies (J !lif .sky I.IcihU'iI. and lastly tin; ruld-^-al luidir,, iisicli', with its -iistijuiiiu rool as a lii ot o! "silvi;r .M.cUdifd acm.-s llic tidy by tho iiidiistrv hi man — iiil this l.tiiiied at >li'd ahovo 1 Ikdoii's !.^i;lnd and lliu war sii,Mitior.s in tho liarlior ift'clioed in their tuiii. A t icnii' IIS hii//ii ^let'ti"! liio i'liiice as llio ni-lily m n luiuMited I'lir, \viii(.Mi tiio (iraiid 'iVniik ("mnpany had biiill t'oi tin' occasion, ca/ni! ill siiMii, llaiidl.orchicls iind paiaxiis wci f \v. \Q))i£ \\ \\i line, ami Iron I till! scailoldiiiiv \ln'. wildest oiilhii'iasm biiist lortfi, which soon oMeiidcd U) tin! cniwd a^setriblod oulsiilo tho eiiolosme I'rin CO wilh rotiniii; liaviiii iisei'iuU'd the rcat platlbriu i i-ctt-d on a level willi tlio o;itaMaluie. rcceiveil the ioiiowiiio- add ess, presented by tie- II. in. .Inlni iJoss, I'lesideiil ot the Ivvrciilive Oonneil, Minister (d" Au'ricn hare, and l'iesi>leiit <>i' the I'o.ird of j)ire('tors of llu; (iiand 'rinnk Railway : — i'f'V // pliyifc Your Ilo^jnl Ii'rj;ka>i^f<^— Tilt.' Dirocli'r,-; of tip- (Jri'inl Tnini loave to oilor t ■ Vour Rov;d lliu!iiieini»U' linn of the N'ictoria !{rid[;e tlu) o-casion on wliicli to iiivili> oar niosi ;:rafions f^ovc/ci^n to visit li'jT Ciiiiiwli;:!! i'05S('S?ions ; uiul, in AVi'lcoiniu'C y.air Royal iii;;li iu'ti,s to CiuuiJa a3 ii;'i rciircsenlttlivc, ili, \ Imv,' ivfrrii-d, with jiuU pride, to til" union i>iiir this prciit work as ovidcncc u\' t!:' recalls MLddi'vcd lli: of Dritirih Ciiiiital and tkill \\\\\\ Caiiadian otitiriuisc and iirouTcys. Tlio Victoria liiid^^c, as your Rwval liijrliiii'-s is aware, has lieen con- structefi in llie laee of the grealisi en<;iiioirii'f; diilii'ul tits. It is the coniiec'lin^' link of eleven haiidnil milts (f railway, extending from the extreme western liiniis of (^auada nearly to its eastern b; iindary, and al?o aliordiii;:; an (aillet to Pi('vii;eial trade to the Allaniic when the ricjour of oi;r climate cIo.hs the natural ehanncd I'V the fst. Lawicnce. This ui na'ional hi'diwav lias been carried lliroeKh liv a vast om- lay of british caiiial, fosli-rcl by lla- most wise policy j.ad freriertms aid of the Canadian Parliamenf ; and, as now completMl, Avill develop and promote not only the inlercharjre of comnieree and intcrcoi.rsc belweon the various districts of this widely-CAtended Province, but will also secure to it a larj^e share of the rapidly-increasing trade of the "West. Canada now jiossesses a eomjilete system of railway communication, combined with an internal tuivigf tiori of unrivalled extent; and, in your future ju'ogiess to tlie West, your Royal lligliness will observe the ijest evidence of the wisi' \\\ and energy which have thus been applied to the develop. ment of the resources of this great Province. — \:i Till- Dirci'tur.H liiivc now lu cxiu'Csis iIk ir iiidioiihtl i;ratituilo lu their n>05t griiciuiis SoviTcijiii, iind it* your llov.il llighnos for your coii- sidiTutiuri ill Iiiiiuiiiiii; tills ititiriri-e w itii your |'rci»<'ticr ; ami tlicy pray that your Koy.'il ilip-hui s- will lu w In- iiltMisi'il lipnlly to iiiaugnrato, ihi' coiupk'tit)n of ih«! Vii'toil.i iJiJiI^"-, tiiol thus I" in'iniii tlit jficatost cnKiiU'crinK worlv ot uiodi'iti «liiys to lie asjoriatoil witji tho inisiiicioiis occasion of tin.' Ilr.n visit oftli<' Heir Aitiuirciil of tin- Tluone to Her MiijestyN loyal I'r ivin 'O of Ciiipuhi. H W To which His Royal Iliuhness luatle ihe iollowing rt'i^ily: — Gentlemen, — It is witli niin!j.-]id toelings of gratilicatiuii at the duly "sv'hich I am called uvon to uudiTlakc, and adiiiirativtn of the magnilicont spectacle of successful science which is before mo, that I proceed to comply with your invitaiion, and, in the iir.nie of the Queen, to inaugu- rile ii w irk as unsurpussed hy ili > i,'nui(l''ur nl' E^'vjir or of lUirijo, as it is iinrivalicil hy tlie invntivc .ffiiiiis of llic-e days of evor-attive en- terprit^e. 1 ro-Tci liiU tiio ^Tcat man, wliosc iianio is now (ludh'y onrolled in thai iia|,fn of tiiy country's history in whicli its worlliics arc inscriijed, has not, lived to see tins day. I roj;rct tlii.t ill-hoallh prevents tho presence of another who labored witli him to plan and execute this vast de;:iuii : hut to llieiu, and to ihe eminent linn and those employed by tlieni mi oarryii ;:,• out tlie work-, no less than to your countrymen, whose eneroL'tic exertions lir-t gave liirtli to the Fcliemo of whirh tills Bridge is the eoiiaiimmation. ihe thanks of the great community uf North America a"'n due. Your Sovere'gn lias testified lier ajiproclation of the magnitude and importance <■[' ih,'. enterprise, by de|)uting me to come so far to comme- morate on tiie ?pot, on li^r belialf, the completion of a monument of engineerii-.g skil', wiiich will, hcKefurtli, bear li<;r name, and convey to future geiu'rations, another proof, in addition to t'le many wiiieli exist, of tlie succesfCul industry of the great people coinniiltcd by Providence to Her rule. May this ceremony be aiispiciou.s to all concerned. M,iy the Railway, and this Bridge, wiiicIi is its connecting link, veali/.o all the exiieetations of its jiroinoters, and continue throiigliout the great future of tliis Pro- vince a source of permanent aini ever-iccoasing prositeriiy. His Royal Ilighiie-ss having; coiiclihled, Mr. Ilod^jes, tho con- tractor lUKler whose .siipL'rvi.'sion the briilgi; was built, came I'orward ami presented iiim witit a trK^ial of liokl, .struck to com- memorate the oc(:a,>^ion, and an elegant silver trowel wilh whicli the Prince proceeded to lay the hist stone tliat crowns the great western poital of tlie bridge. A gaily decorated arch, with the words " JP/?i/".s- Coruimf Opus"', stood over the spot where this ia- teresting ceremony took place. A< tl>e last notes o{ dod Sace Ihc Queen died away tlie royal party left the platform and took their places ill tiie train, wliicli started immediately tor the centre tube. Here the la.^i rivet, wiiich was of silver, was hammered in by His Royal Highness. Tlie whole party then returned to the Station, whert; about six hundred guests paitook of a dejeimer given l_^y the Company. Aft-r the customary toast to the Queen and Prince Consoit, His FAcellency the (Governor (leiieral pro- poseil tlie health of the Prince of Wales, who in liis turn respond- ed by giving, "The health of the Governor (xencral, prosperity to Canada, and su(;cess to the Grand Trunk Railway." His Royal Higl.ness visitml the Company't^ workshops and re- ceived an atldress from the artisans wiio built the bridge, to whicli he made the followiiig reply :— Geiitlnncn, — I accept wilh peculiar piciisnre an AiMress from artisans and working-men who have, l)y the sweat, of tlieir brow and the skilled labour of many a iiard day's toil, contriliated to erect this monument to tlie greatness of their country — a structure scarcely loss honorable to the hands which executed than to the minds which conceived it. I mourn with you the loss of llobert Stephenson, in your regrets you — 45 — bring to mind that it was from your claj^ tlm; liis omiiR'nt fathc: t-|/ri!ng. Let me fiirllier remind you, ilint P^n^liind opcnH to all Iut sons the same prospect of success to p'onius couiliined -with Iidiu-st industrv. All cannot attain the ])rize, but all nir.y strivi> for it, and in this race Victory is not to the wealthy, or the poweidd, but, to him to whum (lod has given intellect, .".nd has imjdanicd in tiie luarl the moral qualities which are required to constitute true p'reatnc?-. I conf^raiulate you upon the completion of your work f carne.-tly hope it may jirosper'; and to you who have raised it toil-: present {grandeur, h'mI to your families, I heartily wish evi-iy ha.jMiip.ess These rcnarkubh' wonis drew foith iiient applav^o and ioiid accia- matioiis irom tlic trici. who naturaliy wcie vt-ry cnthns'astic. Thus was t'omiik'liul with Uu; li'l■(^'ltest eclat an enterprise formerly Jooked upon as a niero chiniera, and \vlii(di on'y a fmv years a^'o seemed to able enioiieurs to oiler iiisiirmounlabledifFieulties. iiitraiirc {{> he Victoria l»i id' 1 I i)\ b,id;jiim- the St. I.u\^!l•nce i.> iiltribuled to the Tlie lirst idea n! Hon. Jolin Young; and ceitaiuly ihe hdlowin;^' extract I'rom an arlielo which app -ared iii tiie IjCanouii^t, in IH'lfi, woi ul seem to justily the asseitiou. The teruiiuus ot the Nl. Laurence and Atlantic Railroad was the subject under considcnalion — tlie (Irantl Trunk Railway not haviiiii becni projeetcil at tliat lime, tliouot over? We reply, by building a bridge across the St. Jjawrencf. This is no vision- ary sch(;me ; we speak ailvisedly when we say that it \9, j)erfccthi prciclicahle. Such a brid'^e shun hi be erectrd from lliis side, a little below Nun's Ishuid, at which part of the river tlie water is ({uile shallow, a:id tlh' shoving is nothing like so violeid as lower down the river.*' It was lliroiii^h this mMdlemaii's advice that the first survey was made by Mr. Morton, the engineer employtil by the St. Lawrence nm\ Atlaiiti(! Uailway Company. The piacc pointed out by him as the most eiiii-iblt! is very near to the one cliosen by the "(Jrand Trunk. \Vh;!!i it ha I been determined to make thi; attempt, Mr. Keefer, Mr. A. Ilos'^, an I the celebrated engineer Stephenson were all consulteLi ; and the share that eaidi liaii in the devising of the plan lias lately been the sn])ject of a controve.rsy, with w!iat result we leav*; fo" ethers to decide. Kar'y in the snuinier of lS.5t, llie work wa.s comnicnceii. The total cost was nol to exceed one million aiiil a-haif sttM'liug. 'J'o build ih(! piers it was necessary to sink coii'er-dams, so tiiat by pumping out ihe water the bed of the river might be laid bare ; but much dilTicnily was experienced on account of the loose lionlders and drift saiiil which liad to be removed. On the 2iiid July J851, the first coiter-dam was successfulii' completed ; and on this occasion, after a lunch, the novel feat of dancimz upon tiie bed ni the St. Lawrence was performed. This was renewed when tin; eorni>r stone of the last pier was laid, the l"2ih .Xngust ISoi). On ilie 17th September, the engineers sent out from Ivvihuul tested the tubes which had been iinishetl, and the i21tli November of the same year the tirst train passeil over the briilge. Our cuts represent: — \. 'Ihe llridii-e from St. Lambert (western side). 2. The entrance, (besides the inscription on the outer portal there is on tlie lintel over the entrance to the tube this one : — <' Built by James Hodges, lor Sir Samuel Mortoi". I'eto, Baronet, Thomas Brassey, and Kdward Ladd Betts, contractors." 'i. Putting up a tube. •[. Section of a jiier and ice-brepker, with section ot tube resting upon it. The iron ))lates ot wl from England, each one ;ieh the ti,!)c< a.rc built were imported iinml)ered an ! really to rivet in its place. — 47 — u Tlio amount of c'llculation whicli tlii.s mn^l have involved may be (3asily iMiaifineil. Mr. Boxer thus describes tlie curious operation of riveting the plates togetfier : — " The rivets are an inch in diameter, and are arranged m rowg. They were lieated in portable fiiriKines, which were moved from place to place as tlie work proc(jeded. From t!ie.-e foriies the revet.'? were taken up with tonys by one of th(3 boys atteiuiin!ates reverberatetl from sitle to sidi witii a thousand echoes on the ear; hut when he arrived at ilie actual scene oi work, it would b',' didicult to describe the leclincrs of the looker nerve lor tht' iiKpiisitive visitor As he ur;i. iiially approached ■ounds of the heavy hammer on o ¥ — 4-8 — ' ■ r ■ on. The strokes ol iho li;iiniuer.s no lon>^er had a deep sonorous found, but fell with a hard au'l cJautring ring upon Itie ear that tiireatiMied to rujituru its tyrnp.'miini — the darkness of the place — the dim glare of the sinokv i'uiiiaces — tlie liery darts shooting around, and the dark and siuidowy objects Hitting liere and there, like spiiits (jf anollier world, altagfther hail such a bew^.J'M'ing ellect upon tin- senses, thai the classical reader, ior a moment, might fancy hitnselt in the regions of old Vulcan, surrounded by his Cyclops forging the thunderholls ol' Jupiter." The piers, to which very formidable ice-breakers are attached as may be seen by the cuts, are built of dressed stone, lilled-in witii large blocks of the same material, and nniteil together with hydraulic cement. It was necessary to guard again.-t the expan- sion anil contraction of the tubes, caused by diirerent degrees of temperature. A description of the means taken to etfei-t this would take up more sp;ice tlmn we can devote to the subject. Before the construction of the Victoria Ikidge, the greatest tubular briilge in the world was the Biitannia, over the Menai Straits, coiniecting tlie Isla. '1 of Anglesea and the Islet of ]\lenai to "W'alcs. This also was built from the plans furnished by Robert Ste})lienson, and under his direction. It was finisbeil in 1850. The iollowing table of some of tlie dimensions of these wonders oi modern skill iuid indusiry will be found interesting: — Britannia. Victoria. Length, without abutmenta 1,513 ft. 0,0^0 ft. Total lengtli, with abutments 1,341 6,084 Greiitcst f-i)an of tubes 4G0 330 Numl)cr of jiiers 2 24 Culiic fi'Ot of stone used in piers 1,3;10,000 3,000,000 Toiir^ of iron used in tubes 8,000 1 0,000 Nundjtr of rivets used 1,000,000 2,000,0u0 It is the extraordinary sjian ol' the tubes of the Britannia Bridge, whicli none but thi3 bolde.-t genius coukl have attempted, that renders this structure so wonderful. Sucii is tlie work which II. R. II. came to inaugurate. As to the practical results tliat may be expected to follow this great undertaking, aiut the eflects it may have upon tlie commerce of North America, we may periuips be permitted to rejuoduce an extract from our Journal (d' last January : " It? comidelion ac(iuiros addiiioiial importance from tlie fact that it coincides with tliat of C:uiada's great line of nulwiiy as far as River du Loui>, 114 miles below Quebec, on the soutliern siaore of the St. Liuvrence. and also with llie coni])leti()n which is soon expected to take place in the railway line? between Chicago and New Orleans; whilst at the same time the Grand Trunk, completed to Sarnia, now connects with lines to Detroit and Cliicapo. Thus ere another year will have 49 elapsed, passengers will be enabled to take the cars at New Orleans and reach Portland, or River du Loup, in four days. From the sea- board or the Gulf of St. Lawrenee, by t'oUowinfc tlie route along the shores of the great Lakes and the Missis.sippi, the (iulf of Mexico will be reached in less than a week. The time required to travel from Portland to Cliicago, 1129 miles, will b(' 48 liours ; from Chicago to Cairo, 365 miles, 18 hours, from Cairo to Columbus, 35 milcL-, IJ hour, and from Columbus to New Orleans, 526 mile?, 26 hours. Total, 2045 miles in 93J hours. Under the new postal arrangements between the govern- ments of Canada and the United States the mails from Chicago can be transmitted to Portland bv the Grand Trunk within 48 hours. Section of a a pier and ice-breaker. " It has been suggested by theChicago press, that if the Grand Trunk Company were to guarantee a reasonable interest to the Michigan. Central Company or to that of the Northern branch of the Michigan Southern, to renew all their rolling stock, and alter the guage of tl. 'r road to 5 feet G inches, trains might make a continuous run to that city. There, during winter, grain could be loaded, taken to Portland, and from thence shipped to Europe. As matters now stand, however, freight lias to be transferred but once in the entire run, and, from this circum- stance alone, a l.irge increase is to be anticipated in the trade of Chicago. Importers of that city can order tlieir goods direct from Liverpool, and, within twelve or fifteen days after they shall have been despatched, have them laid down at their doors. The emigrant will lincl this line to afl'ord every facility, and ihose who would be relieved of the risk with which, while travelling, the carrying of considerable sums of money is attended, can obtain drafts on the agents of the company The advant- ages possessed by this great route cannot fail to secure for Canada a large share of that trallic, not only between the Western and South- 4 r)0 Western States and Europe, but also hetwetn the t'ormer and the State* horderinf.' on the Athiutic. It i.s iui[)03sii)U' to over-estimate the impor- tance of this immense carrying trade, including as it does mail con- tracts and tlie conveyance of passengers, whicii alone is a considerabl* item when we take into account the constant flow of emigration towards the inturior of the continent. " It is a most remarkable thing that this almost interminable line of railroada should traverse the immense territory once oivned by Franco in that part of the American continent whicli was then, as it is now, known as Canada and Louisiana, — the very territory where our chival- rous pri'decessors were at such pains to establish and to defund a line of missionary stations, of forts and of trading posts. At that period, when they had to expose themselves to sucli hnrdships and perils in going from (Quebec to New Orleans, what would they have thought if it had been i»ropIicsied that this very route would be travelled over by car- ra/£,'cs in less than three daj's? " Such, however, has been the glorious destiny of the land." Imnneil lately ;iffer the inaiigiKatioii oi' tlie Victoria Bridge the Prince drove up to the liouse prepared for his reception. Thi.'« residence i.s owned by the Hon. Jolm Roi^e, and is situated at the loot of tlie mountain, commanding a line view of the town with the surrounding country, and tlie noble river. Tiie decorations and t\iniiture were very elegant — the latter of Canadian wahint and bird-eye maple. In the evening a general illumination of the city followed, with firewoiks from the bridge. Tlie Court-house, the Ranks and t]. ? shops in the priiutipal streets exhibitetl transparencies representing all sorts of ligures ; with jets of gas forming wreaths anil mottoes, and an endless variety of party-colored lanterns. The festive arches had been constructed so as to admit of being lighted up, and produced a very pretty effect. From the water-side, where the view was more extended, a dreamy scene of light met the eye. The liittoring outlines of the high buildings, though still well defined against the dark sky, gradually diminished in brilliancy as they receded from the observer : the vessels in the harbor, with their sparkling cordage forrnir.g undulating lines of variegated lire ; the rockets and hreworks darting up incessantly, and casting their vivid light upon tlie huge bridge — all this formed a scene ot indescribable grandeur. Orders had been given to stop all vehicles, as the crowd pres- sing through the streets in every direction, rendered them impas- sable. The Prince whohatl ventured out, and who was not at first recognized, had his carriage brought to a stand ; but this little incident only served to betray his incognito, and immediately the most enthusiastic cheering greeted him on all sides. On Sunday His Royal Highness attended Divine Service at Christchurch Cath(!dral, a very graceful (Gothic edifice only recently linished. The sermon was delivereil by Lord Bishop Fulford, lately elevatetl to the ilignity of Metropolitan. THE MONTREAL BANK ILLUMINATED. NOTRE DAME CHURCII.-MONTREAL. ■ET i — 51 — The following Monday, His Royal Highness having witnessed the Indian games, and having stood to see several 'J'emperance Societies and Companies j)f United States militiamen tile off' before him, held a levee at the Court-house, where uj)wardK of two thousand gentlemen were presented. He also received many addresses: one, presented by His Lordship Bishop Anderson ol Rupert's Land, was on behalf of the people of the Red River settlement; another was from the surviving militiamen of Lower Canada who fought in the war of 1812, — couched in the following terms : — To His Royal Highness Mbcrt Edward, Prince of iVules, Sfc, l^c. Prince, — The Veterans of tlie Militia of Lower Ciiniida crave per- mission to avprofich your person to tender to Your Royal Highness tho homage of tlieir respect and of their prayers. The Battalions formed in our Counties, in our Villages and in our ToAvns, for the defence of our coimtry, during the war of 1812, num' now but fcAV among their rauks. Our companions have fallen, some on the field of battle, others n^dtr tho scythe of time; for, Prince, years have rolled by since then, ■■'■-"^vi we served your ancestors. Wo, their survivors, — soon no doubt in our turn to pass aw<»y '"t:. them, — cherishing religiously in our hearts the memory of that tven.-iil period, seize with delight this auspicious occasion — the last wv; nhope to have — to present to Your Royal Highness, and in yoiu'i)ersOi jur august mother, our beloved Queen, the assurance of our unaltered loyalty and devotion. Prince, most of those wlio fought at Lacolle and Cliateauguay are gone from among us, and the bloo'l oi their ^u^vivors courses in their veins more feebly than of yore ; L)ut we rejoict to say that the race of 1812 has its success )rs, and that the youth of Cai ada know the history of their sires, and, should occasion arise, will not ,ielie it. Montreal, 2r)th August, 18G0. This address Col. was signed by Sir Etienne Tache , few others whose Hon. J. A. Quesiiel, Col. Wm. Herezy and a few others whose names we were unable to obtain. The subjoined reply was subsequently received from the Duke of Newcastle : — REPi.y. Sir, — I have the honor to nomraunicate to you the thanks of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, for the loyal Address presented to him by the Veterans of the Militia of Lower Canada. It is very gratityingto His Royal Highness to receive these expressions of devotion {and attachment to the Queen from gallant men, who, in years gone by, have deserved so well of their country. _ He only regrets that so few now survive to testify to their ancient spirit. His Royal Highness accepts this Address with the more pleasure, becai 16 happily we can now look upon the deeds of our brave country- nwwi • ithout any other feelings than those of friendship and regard for i'il ryy the nation aR.ainst whom thoy foiifrhl. Iloslility to our neighbours is buried in liio plaiiiH wlii're they stniggleil for victory, but ihu honor of each niitiou survives for e^er. Tho ball givoii by t[in citizens in honor of their Royal guest came oil in the evening,'. The Jieceplion Committee had con- centiateil all its eneriiics upon tliia j^reat fete, and had made it the special object of its care. A larj^e building had been erected for the j)nrpose, in the form of a circular pavilion, mea- suring about iK)() feet in (circumference. 'I'he vast ball-room, encircletl with a deep j^^allcry, was about '215 feet in diameter, and its decorations, among which were the signs of the Zodiac, with many other emblems, stood boldly out irom a delicate pink gronutl, leaving a most pleasing impression upon the sense. The orchestra, supported by wreathed columns, was in the centre of the room. The gay assembly consisted of over 4000 persons ; and as it swayed to and fro uuder the da/zling light of nearly 2000 jets of gas, a scene of Eastern enchantment met the gaze of the beholder. The Prince opened the dancing with the }Ion. Mrs. .John Young, the wife of the President of the Reception Committee, liesides the Prince's retinue, we notice among the strangers of note wlio were present. Lord Lyons, British JMinister at Washington ;^ Lord Mulgrave, (Jovernorof Nova Scotia ; Lady Franklin, so celebrated by her perseverance and devotedness under cruel alliiclion ; the Marquis and Marchioness de Chandos, and Lady Georgina Fane, sister to the Earl of Westmoreland, who played an important part in the world, both as a soldier and a diplomatist. The Prince went by the Grand Trunk Railway as far as Dicken- son's Laniling on TuescUiy, and returned by the river, descending the rapiils, and no doubt enjoying the exciting and novel spectacle. In the evening of the same day he attended the concert given in the IJall-room, and at which over 8000 persons were present. The first part of the programme consisted of sacred music sung by the Oratorio Society, an association principally formed by the pupils of the McGill Normal School. A cantata composed for the occa- sion, the music by Mr. Sabatier, the words by Mr. Edouard Sempe, made up the second part. It was executed by the Musical Union, which mustered 250 artists and amateurs. The third and last division of tiie programme comprised Operatic selections sung by artists whom the Committee had engaged in New- York, and among whom ligured Mile Adelina Palti, Mde Strakosh, Brignoli, and Amodi. The Prince arrived as the cantata was beginning, but finding himself fatigued by the day's exertion, he left the room as soon as it was ended, and did not hear the selections. A cleve" translation of the French libretto of the cantata by Mde Leprohon, was followed by those who did not understand French, and contri- buted to the success of this composition. c SI n r o ?3 ¥ hi i - 53 ^ Wednesday, uttor u roviuw oi' the Voluiiteeirt at f.(»;,'!iii'H Farm, tho al'teriioori wum spmit in makiii)L; an excursion to Dorval Island, the rfisidonci! of Sir (idor'^o Sinipson, (JoviMiKir of llui lliulHon's May Territory. This goMtleiniin, \vu rc^^nct to say, tlid not long Hurvivo tlu! iionor of liavini,' that day ollered the hopitaiity of hii roof to his Royal visitor. Dorval Island faces tho villairo of Lachine, whoro, as at every other jilac(! visittMl by the Hoyal party, an enthui^iast i- and cordial reception avvailed liuMu. 'J'his prelly villaye, Hitnated at tho head ot the celebrated rapids of the same name, the most dangerous m the St. Lawreriro, derives its name, — if a wiih' spread lej:end may be trufitod,— trorri an exjiedition umlertaki'n by C'hevali(!r Tonti, some say l)y LaSalie, for tlie purpose of discoverinc; a direct way to the Celestial Ktnpire. In t'"' year 1680, one of the most nangninary deeds reeorded in the annals of the country, was per- petrated here. The Iroquois cros.^ed the lake in tlie niyht, and massacred (he inhabitants. Few escaped tho butchery, and to this day the epoch is refered to in the parish as the yiur of Ike massacre. Near tho village is situated the entrance to the Luchine canal. This fine work was begun m 18^J1, and finished in I8'J5 ; it is 8^ miles long. The ferry forming a connecting link in the line of the Montreal and New Vork Kaihvay, plies r"gularly from this point t(j Caughnawaga. The drive along tlu; bank oi the river to this littUi place, and through tho Tanneries to town, is one of the most interesting. Tlie ever roaring waters of the rapiil lashing the rocks, ami break- ing into quiver ina surges, with their snow white foam dancing and sparkling in the sun liuht : the green lieKls with their groves and orchards, and tho neat cottages, which every turn in the road discovers ; the hissing locomotives chasing each other over the (irand Tnnik and New York lines which meet here ; then a steamer, gliding through the iiidden canal, suddenly appearing to the astonisheil behokler as if ploughing up a fielil — forms an ensemble in which tho wonders of art are seen side by side with the wonders of nature. A flotilla of l>ark canoes, tricked out with flags and green boughs, anil bearing ;. tiumlred Iroquois from Caughnawaga and the Lake of Two Mountains, in their great war costume, came out to meet the Prince. Tljf royal boat, urged on by the oars of the lusty tars who manned he., made for Isle Dorval ; the Indians forming a very quaint escort, as with the rapid strokes of their paddles, they kept time to tiie measure of their song. How strange to liear these descendants of the Mohawks, the allies of England and tho foes of France, sing to the heir ot tiie IJritish Empire the old song.3 of Normandy and Brittany,— for these Indians hardly know any other than those they have learned from the voyageiirs. What i [!!■. ; — 54 host of historical recoiieptions must have been called to mind by «uch siiriple lays as " Derr/cre chez mon pere, En roulant ma iMjule,^' and " C^est la belle Frongoise !" Having partaken of refreshinents at Governor Simpson's the Prince and his suite crossed over to the Indian village of Caugh- nawaga, and on their return to Lacliiiie, went on board the Kingston, descending the rapids in this steamer. At night the firemen formed a torch-light procession ; and the Prince entertained several distinguished guests at dinner, Sir L. H. Lafontaine, Bart., Cliief Justice of Lower Canada being among the number. It had been arranged that a whole day should be spent in visit- ing the country south of the St. Lawrence, as far as Sherbrooke. In this interesting trip the first halt was made at St. Hyacintlie. Tiiis handsome little town is of quite modern growth, and is reached from Montreal by the Grand Trunk Railway in one hour and a-half. The old parish of St. Hyacintlie was formed in 1777, and the follov/iug year its registers showed H births, 1 marriage, and 7 deaths. It was afterwards subdivided into 15 new parishes, in which \veio registered duiing the year 1858, 1881 buths, 310 mar- riages, and 126 deaths. The po|)ulatiou of tlie town is put down by Mr. I^ovell at 6(K)0, and by i\li. Labruere at 3581 (1). St. Hyacintlie has a fine college,-— oml; of the largest in the country, containing at present 264 students ; a very fine bishop's palace, — i. ■ seat of the liishop of the diocese, — a convent of the nuns of La Presentation (the mother-house of this order in Canada), and another of the Sisters of Cliaiity ; and 8 other schools. The number of pupils ii all these institutions being 1170. — Two churches, several important manufacturing establishments, — one an organ manufactory ; — several workshops and mills, the railway station, a market, a new Court-house (in course of construction), and many handsome dwi^dlings. Situated in the heart of a most productive agricultural district, this thrivinu: place has quite a busy aspect. The brick buiUiings give it the air of an American town, though some spots still retain their original character, and we may instance as a })erfect type of the Canadian manoir, that of the Dessau les family. Thousands of people, almost all French Canadian farmers from the surrounding parishes, who had gatliered at th" railroad station to awaif the arrival of the Prince, burst out into loud and prolonged acclamations, as H. R. H. appeareil. Carriages had been held in readiness, in which the royal visitors were conducted through the (1/ .S7. Hyacinth c : Essai pnr Hilr. De Labruere; published in 1859. — 55 — fctreets of the town to the college. Flags were Heating from the house tops, and arches of evergreen adorned the way. At the entrance lo the grounds of the college stood a triumphal arch on which were inscrihed these words : — " U intelligence grandie par rinnlruction gouverve le inonde." A balcony standing out from tJie facade of the college, and em- bellished with foliage, also bore this inscription : " Salut a noire roi futur." His Royal Highness was received at the main entrance by the Superior, who was surrounded by his staff and many priests iVom the neighboring localities, aiul was led to the Examination hall, which had been decorateii with banners, and with inscriptions on the walls in letters of gold. Facing the throne was this one : — III Kal., Septemb. MDCCCLX. Perpetuum dcciis, alma dies, Lis iudibus afl'ers. Over the throne was written : — Non .4nglica, quondam uUo se tautum tell us jactabit alumno. Having received the addresses of the college, town and county, the Prince ascended the great cupola, wiiere a fine view ot the environs may be enjoyed. Fields rich with the growing crop, and groves of maple, stretch away towards' the horizon, the isolated high above the plain ; farther in the distance Mount .Tolmson and the Vermont ranges melt into soft aerial lints, their outlines grow- ing fainter and fainter until they are completely lost. Below, the Yamaska, emerging from deep savannas, ilows at the feet of the beholiler, and not far from this spot is spanned by two bridges — one built for the railroad, the other on the line of the highway. The pretty little town itseli with its gardens, its trees and parterres has assumed its luiiday attire : and a picture is presented in which active industry and rural life mingle together, leading the con- templative mind to dwell at the same time upon the mighty stir of trade, and the peaceful calling of the husbandman. On leaving this college, as on leaving the F.aval University and the Ursuline Convent, His Royal Highness was doubtless impressed with a high opinion of the Roman Catholic clergy of flower Can- ada, and of the many and nourishing institutions founded by it in the province. The College of St. Hyacinthe was founded by Mr. Girouard in 1811. The first building, erected under his care, was, as may be readily conceived, far from etpialling in importance that which has taken its place. The present budding was opened in the autumn of 1853. Its front measures 200 feet, and the wings 150 feet each; the whole is built of stone, three stories high. The library contains about 12,000 volumes. The natural philosophy • — 56 — and natural history collections are larpe. The town is to a great extent indebted to th '.5 establishment for its prosperity. St. Uya- cinthe supports a newspaper publisiied in the French language, and two literary instiMites. His Royal Ifigluiess then directed his course to Sherbrooko, the most important place in the Kastern Townships. These townships occupy the whole space between the old seigniories and the line 45o, and were settled by emigrants from Great Britain and the United States. French Canatlians began settling there only within the last few years, and are making rapid progress. The inhabitants of Sherbrooke, accordmg to the last census, number 3000, chiefly English a-ul Anglo-Americans. Bishop's College is situated near Sherbrooke, — at Lenno.vville. This University was founded under the auspices of the Bishops of the Church of England, and its Charter provides for a classical course of the iiighest order. A high-school or preparatory branch has recently been added to this institution. This town also possesses a Roman Catholic college, a Protestant academy, a convent con- trolled by the nuns of the Congregation de Nolre-Dame, and several other schools. Sherbrooke is the centre ol a jmidical district, and sends a representative to Parliament. It lies on the St. Francis, at a point wliere this river receives the waters of the Magoij, and extend.s on both banks of the stream. Water-privileges are numerous, and niaiiy mills have been built; there are also several manufactories and workshops; and a public library. Two journals (English) are published here. The Prince arrived at 2 o'clock p. m., and was welcomed by a large concourse of people met for the purpose ; thousands were sturdy farmers who had flocked in from all the surrounding town- ships, and the loutiest demonstrations of joy were spontaneously offered. As at the former station, the streets were adorned with flags and evergreens. Having received an address from the Mayor Mr. Robertson, His Royal Highness was escorted to the house of the Hon. A. T. Gait, Minister of Finance. The royal carriage was literally filled with bouquets thrown from the windows along the route, by the ladies of Sherbrooke. A levee followed ; but on this occasion the rules of etiquette concerning dress were not strictly adhered to, the Prince being himself in plain clothes. The Council of the University of Lennoxville also presented an address. At this reception Mr. John Felton, an old naval ofhcer, and resident of the town, who had been unjustly deprived of his rank, was rein- slated. The tleepest emotion was excited by the joy of this old seaman, one of Nelson's shipmates, and tliis act will be among the most pleasing souvenirs of the royal visit to the country. After I w o w o EH « — 57 — a luncheon at the Hon. Mr. Gait's, at which a jjreat many guests assembled, U. R. H. and suite returned to Montreal. Here the citizens turned out en masffe to admire the ^^raud pyrotechnic display which took place in tlie eveuin|f ; and liie Prince honored with his presence a second ball given in the pavilion. The following morning the Prince left for Ottawa, While in Montreal and Quebec Mis Royal Highness ]u\d a good opportunity of forming a correct opinion of the civilization of the country ; for hi these old and well developed centres the hetero- geneous elements of whicli society is composed, are all to be found, both distinct from each otlier. and amalgamated. Though Montreal is not so old as Quebec, its early history is as interesting, and still more stirring. Tl:e founding of this city, on iLe very confines of the country of the Mohawks, whose murderous inroads were the terror of the continent, was an act of grer.l bold- ness, if not absolute temerity. On the 17th May 1642, M. de Maisouneuve, the agent of a company formed in I'^'rance, under rather surprising circumstances, for the purpose of founding a city in the country of the Iroquois, caused a small chapel, the iirst erected on the Island, to be consecrated by Pere Vimont, the superior of the Jesuits then in the colony. The Islantl itself whs, on the 15th August following, — the iestival of the Assumption, — dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Hence the namo of Ville-Marie, by which the town was long disignated, unci wliich is even now occasionally met with in ecclesiastical documents. In 1663, the Sulpiciaus of Paris became possessed of this fine domaine, and soon established a house, far wealthier now than the one from which it springs, and almost as okl. During a long periotl the small settlement possessed for its protection against tho hostile tribes nothing but a feeble palisade and the indomitable courage of its inhabitants. kSixty years later the town was surrounded by a wall, which as not removed until 1808, when it was tound to be an imped' at to the growth of the city, and quite inadequate to its purposi i a stratagical point of view. The line of these fortifications, as laid down on an old plai .lade in 1758, extends towards the west to the space now oi cupied by Mc(jill street; following thence, in a northern direclir nearly the line of Ciaig street, it terminates in the east, — a lit j below the citadel, which occupied part of the ground now taken up by Dalhousie Square and extending to St. Denis street. The population of Montreal in 17*20, was 3000 souls, and of the whole of Canada not more than 10,000. (1) (1) Montrial ct sps principaux Monuments. — Published bj E. S'^n^cal, 1860. 1^' 5M — 1 1 , In llie year 1765 a contlatfratioii destroyed almost the whole town, involviiii; !215 families iti a general ruin, and causing a loss of about $}0(),(X)0. FubJic generosity was appealed to both in England and in Canada, and considerable sums were raised by subscrijjtion for the relief of the sutl'erers. That part which the fire iiad destroyed was rebuilt, anti much improved, — a circum- stance by no means unusual in siudi cases, — and Montreal soon rose from her ashes witli renewed vigor and prosperity. In 1775, Monigomery with some troops of the Revolution, occu- pied it for a few montlis, ami tiien abandoned it. It was much exposeci in 181^1; nay, had Salaberry been unsuccessful at Cha- leauguay, it would in all probability have again fallen into the hands oi' the enemy. In 1837-8, after two insurrections, it was for some time subjected to mariial law ; many of its leading citizens were imprisoned through vindictive party spirit, or through the interested zeal of subordinates thirsting for money and honors ; and twelve executions for political offences followed. As a sine'ulfti" example of the vicissitudes of human atfairs, it is worthy of notice that all the French Canadians who, since the Union, have (llled the post of Prime Minister, and many who held portfolios under them, were either imprisoned, or inolested at tiie lime. In {849, the \oi securing indemnilication ur losses sustained ,...K wnr. assailed ♦ 1.. (.L 1 I « ill v./ ii k '«7Lf A ( 1 VJll as a direct premium oliored to treason. A riot ibilowed during which the building where parliament met was fired by the mob, and entirely destroyed. A splendid library containing about 30,(K)0 volumes was lost ; not satisfied with this act of Vandalism the mob kept the town in alarm until the government was at lengtli removed to Toronto. Montreal was the great mart of the fur trade with the Indians under the French and the Euirlish. Here the renowned bour- g-eofsof the JNortli-West lived in princely style; while their hardy vnyageurs carried the traiia into the most distarit reajions of the continent. The t: \vn is not now dependent on this trade, which in- deed has taken another direction, but by the vigorous energy and activity of its merchants has become the great entrepot of the trade between England and Upper Canada, and even of that between the former country and some of the States of ihe Ameri- can Union. The obstructions in Lake St. Peter, which prevented vessels of great draught reachins: the Port, were removed by dredging ; canals were made, and extensive wharves and basins were built to accommodate the shipping; railways were con- structed, — one to Portland, securing a direct communication with the sea-board at all seasons, — and this prosperous and enterprising city, stimulated by the healthy developmentof thecountry, acquired a commercial importance wiiich has increased ever since. At present it is connected by rail with River ilu Loup, Quebec, Port- iiiilt ^s^''yi''i,i!|,|i|i!i i [1 "■■!• II', I.J '•■lilt 1 ' ' ' ^ar I '! *: ~ 59 — land, Sherbrooko, New York, Toronto, Sarnia, Detroit, and Ottawa. In 1859, tlio value of its exports was $:{,()14,()()0, and its imports amounted to $15,55;},()(K). Tlie population is generally estimntetl at 85,{MK) to 90,0(K) ; about one-half is of French origin, and upwards of two lliirds belong to the Roman Catholic faith. Tlie wards St. Lawrence, St. Lewis, St. Mary, and St. Antoine are in a great measure peopleil by Franeo-Caiiailians. St. Ann's ward, coinprisinir Griliinlown, is principally inhabited by the Irish population, which is also dis- tributed in the St. Lawrence ward, and tlie St. Mary's — often called the Quebec suburbs. 7'he English, Scotch, and Americans dwell in the West, St. Antoine, and Centre wards. There are also French, Italians, Belgians, Svviss, and many Cermans of whom about one-half are Roman Catholic* ; of the other half, some are of Jewish faith and the remainder are I'rotestants. The city with its villas, gardens and orchards covers about 2,(X)0 acres. Rows of trees line Beaver Hall, Craii;, Sherbrooko, and St. Denis streets, their cool and refreshing shade adding com- fort to the dwellings, which in appearance are oiten very elegant. In the windows of the shops of Notre-Darne and St. James streets may be seen all that the seductive avis of luxury and elegance can display. McGill and St. Paul strtiets, and the cross streets leading to Notie-Dame, are occupied by the higher branches of trade to accommodate which splendid buildirigs iiave been erecieu. Montreal has undergone so great a change during the last twenty years that a citizen returning after an absence extending over such a lapse of time, would hardly know it again. Many of the streets are wider ; its wooden houses, destroyed by the great conllagration of 1852, have been replaced by buildings of brick ; very handsome edifices meet the eye on all sides ; and whole districts have risen as if by enchantment, where fields and orchards stood before. The orchards producing ihe fa meiise and calvilie apples, which have earned for Montreal ileserved celebrity, are, we fear, greatly reduced in extent ; and horticulturists would do well to look to it in time, else this important article of commerce upon which the town has always prided itself, will cease to be a source of profit. It is certainly impossible to witness tlie improve- ments taking place every day without feeling great satisfaction ; yet one caimot see the relics of a former age, such as the Seminary of St. Sulpice and the Hotel-Dieu disappear, without a feeling of interest. The great Church of Notre-Dame rises majestically over all the surrounding buildings, and Iron every point where a view of the city can be had it is still a conspicuous object. The old church, that stood upon the same site, was erected in the year 1672. On the 3rd September 1824, the corner-stone of the present struc- ture was laid, and it was opened for public worship on the 18th GO — July 1829. 'T'liu Ktylo is plain Gotliic ; its high ami not inel- e^Miit proportioiirt always imprus.s a straiigL-r I'avorably. Its dimensions are: longtli '255 foot, liont I'M toet, elevaliun of sale wallH 61 fuel. It has two scpmie towers, rising to a heiglit of 220 feet, which i'iwa the Place d'Annes or French S(piare. Tlie eastern tower contains a chime of eight bells, the western snpports tho (jlro6-l)ourdon, an enormous bell weighing 2!>,4(H) pounds. The interior ot this chnrch wears, froni its bareness, a cold ami cheer- less aspect, which can only be removed by the temporary ornaments used on certain occasions, and the presence of its congregation, — a throng of 10 or r2,()()() human beings wlio press through its long aisles anil galleries. The works of the great composers are per- formed by choirs regularly trained for the purpose; and a line organ, which when linished will be one of the most powerful in America, semis its harmonious peals thrilling through the vast hall. The building next in size is the Bonseconrs Market. Its cost is put down in IVlr. Lovell's Directory at $'287,(H>0. The Court House, built in the Ionic order, is still a more costly structure. The Theological ('ollege (Priests' Farm), the Hanks, the Jesuits' ('ollege (on de Bleury street), and the new llotel-Dieu are all buildings of great dimensions. Christchurch Cathedral is a fine structure ; and among the other ohurches of the city, St. Patrick's, St. Andrew^s St. Peter's, St. James, the Wesleyan Methoilist and the Unitarian deserve special notice. With one exception, all these edifices are built of a gray stone found in inexhaustible quarries near the town. The stone employed in the construution of Christchurch Cathedral is of a much darker color; the corners and other salient points, relieved by white Caen stone dressings, form a striking contrast. The roof is of slate, inclining in color to deep violet, and is surmounted by a light traceried ornament running along the apex. The style is a highly ornamented Norman Gothic; nothing is wanting to render tlie building complete. The spire springs from the intersection of the transepts with the nave, the glittering cross by which it is capped standing 2S4 feet from the ground. The length of this building is 187 feet, and its breadth 70 feet. St. PeteVs Church (Peres Oblats) is built of finely dressed stone, and is supported by flying-buttresses. The interior, containing pretty chapels stuc- coed in imitation of marble, is ricldy ornamented, and its arrange- ments seem perfect. Fine paintings representing the Passion, by Mr. Plamondon, a Canadian artist, form the principal ornaments of the interior of St. Patrick's Churcli. The architecture of the Unitarian Church is Bizantine. ;!'! There are six nunneries in tha city, some maintaining several establishments. The Hotel-Dieu, established in 1644, by Mme. de Bullion, and Mile. Manse, is the most ar.f^ient. The Canadian order of nuns known as the Congregation de Nolre-Dame waa :^'i'\ -1! IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) •^'A^. 1.0 I.I 11.25 "^1^ 12.5 "* Ui 122 S Hi ■" £ US 12.0 I 1.8 U 11.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WIST MAIN STMIT WIBSTER.N.Y. MS80 (716) 872-4S03 i/j i If ,/ 01 — fouinled, in 1653, by Mar^nicrito Bourgeois. In 1717, IVTiulamo Vouvillo who at tliat time was at tlie luuid of tlio Sdurs (irises, utulerlook the tnanaLfemeiit oi the hospital established uiiilor the name ot V lldpital-dcneral, by IM. Cliarron, in 169'i. Tlio other convpiitd have been but reciitly eslablislieiL Montreal possesses a irreat number ol institutions oi' learning, including excellent public schools and many (jlher establishments fiuppofted by private enterprise. The total number of children attending in 1859, was 14,. 364 ; of these 30U2fro([uented the schools of the CUristian Brothers, whose principal eililice is ainong the finest of the kind in the city. The nuns ol tlie Congregation also teach 3187 pupils. The Mc(iill University, founded by llie liberality of the wealtliy citi/en whose name it bears, and who by will left tlit; greater portion of his fortune for this object, has lately received great extensions. In addition to the two fine buildings situated at the foot of the Mountain and close to the reservoir of the Aqueduct, it holds in the immediate vicinity of Beaver Hall, an edifice devoted to its preparatory or high school. Besides the Faculties of Law and Medicine of this University, there are also in operation a school of Medicine and a school of Law. The cla^ ical Colleges of Montreal and St. Mary's are two oi the most important insti- tutions of tlie country; and to the select Ladies' Boarding-Schools of Villa-Maria and Mont St. Joseph may be adtled those of 'be nuns of Jesus et Marie, at Longueuil, and of the Dames du Sacre- Creur, situated at San lt-au\-Recol lets, — the last is decidedly the handsomest building of the sort in Canada. There is also a college endowed by Thomas Molson, Esq., two Normal Schools, one for Roman Catholics, the other for Protes- tants, and a school of Art under the control of the Board of Arts and Manutactures. Several literary and scientific institutions labor to promote the progress and diffusion of knowledge and science. The Society of Arts is engaged in forming a gallery of paintings and sculptures ; the Natural History Society has erected a fine hall which contains its Museum, and the Historical Society recently ibrmed, is in possession of a valuable library, and has already publisheil three numbers of interesting Mevioires. The Mechanics' Institute, Cabinet de Lecture Paroissial, Mercantile Library Association, I'Institut Canadien and I'Institut Canadien- Fran9ais, are installed in commodious buildings. The two first have very large public halls, besides libraries and good reading- rooms, where European, American, and Canadian newspapers and periodicals are received regularly. There are also several theatres and concert hails. As literature and the arts are well appreciated by the citizens, concerts and lectures are given almost every night of the season, and are well attended. The Advocates' Library, the libraries of the Seminaire de St. Sulpice, Department of Public Instruction, McGill University, St. lil «0 Mary's Colleije, (jeological Survey, HiHloriful Society, ami ol the irislitulioiis already iiaintMl are worthy ol older communities, 'liiere are at least '21 uewspaperti and periodicals i)ublished here, incluiliiifjf iiair a dozen dailies,— some ol these issuing besides tri- weekly, somi-weekly ai^d weekly editions. The /.eal maniretsted tor learning is very creditable, ap'l the more surprising when it is borne in mind thattliis is a trading and manufacturing town, whose merchants are intent upon developing its resources, and where very considerable fortunes have been amassed by the commercial classes. The district lying in the vicinity of the Lachine Canal is occupied in great part by manu- factories, exten-^ive work-shops and mills, using the water-power atlorded by the canal, and ^riving employment to 1(),0(K) people. There are'iii other parts of tiie city many establishments for carry- ing on divers l)ranches of industry; pucli as a large sugar refinery owned by Mr. Redpath, Cantin's marine-works, Messrs. Rodier and I'aiire'w thrashinir machine manufactories, M. Hibbard's India Rubber factory, Mr. Palsgrave's type foundry, Mr. Rodden's iron works, and sijveral liistilleries, the most extensive owned by the Messrs. Molsons. The length of the programme ot public ceremoni'is and amuse- ments which engaged the attention of the Prince, did not permit him to vi.«it any of these places, nor even any of the numerous benevolent and e \\ mrmmfmrnm' — (i3 — At Carillon and (irenville, ihe l»^rrnini of a short line of railroad constructed for the couvcnience ol trallic which llio rapids nere entirely obHtructed, the Prince met with a most cordial rectption. As the Pluvnix approached the mouth of the (iatineau River with the royal party on board, it was MiddtMily surionnded by 15() bark canoes, whose crews consisfeil of about twelve hundred lumberers, many of whom were Indians, painted and costumed alter their j)ictures(|ue fashion. They formed into lines, representinir two Rides of a triaiifxie, tlu; steamer's position corres- ponding to the point, ami soiMinvoyed the Prince to Ottawa,— their loud songs awakeninff the deep echoes of the forest on tlie way. X. UPPER CANADA. His Royal Highiuiss arrived in tlie Inturo eapital v\ Canada in the evening, a little after six o'clock. At his reception here the same animated scene, so often described, was jigain enacted ; nor (•an ii be said that a lack of bunting or triumphal arches exihled. Though the historiographeis of the occasion af'slain fiorn drawing a parallel between the artillery of Ottawa and that oi other local- ities, they cannot be so indulgent wheie ihe lungs ol the citi/ens are concerned, and we aie told accordingly that the cheering which haiieil the Prince on his arrival, and on the occasion of laying the corner-stone of the Parliament buiKling carried oil the palm from every city in British America. The Mayor, Alexander Workman, Esq.. presented an address in which these lines occur: — We t'l-el proud in having tlie opportunity of acknowledging with pra- titude the act of your august mother, our most gracious Queen and ruler, in selecting this city as the future capital of Canada; and your presence upon this occasion is viewed as a further indication of the great conde- scension and interest manifested by our beloved Sovereign in the welfare of her Canadian subjects in this portion of Her Majesty s dominions. To which the Prince made the following reply : Gentlemen,— I thank you sinctrely for this address, and request you to convey to the citizens whom you rejircsent the exi)rcs9ion of my gratitude for the very kind language in which it is couched, snd the warm reception with which they have greeted me. ■■ «- *^^mimmtmmMm0 «< — (M- — In iWis city, ftl your iTf|iiost, I am aliout to Iny the (ir3t stone of a building in wliicli, liefoic \oi\^, tla; (ioiificnuions of tlii' Parlinmeut of Caniida will lio held ; and froiii wiiicli will cmaiiatc tin- hiwa which are to Rovcni the preal and free jieuide of these I'roviiiccg, extend the civilizing inilueiue of Hritisli Instilulions, and strengthen the power of the great Empire of which tiiis Colony forms nn integral and most im- portant portion. 1 do not douht, that, with its increase of i>opulation and influence, this city will prove itself worthy ofllie country of whicli it is now tlie Capital, and will ju-^tify the selection whicii your Soverpign made, at the request of her Canadian sulijocts. It has been most gratifying to me to witness the demonstrations ■which have met me on every occasion during my progress through this mag- nificent country, and whicli evince the feelings towards your Queen en- tertained alike by all races, all creeds, and all parties. As His Royal Iligliiiess conciuded, the rain which during the tour had too oflcii pioveil an un welcomed attendant, again made its appearance antl soon di.«peiseil the Kirge assembly. The next morning, the weather being ilelightlul, His Royal Higliness and suit' proceeded to Barrack Hill, and laid the corner- stone af the building intended tor the reception of the Canadian Parliament. The ceremony was opened by prayer, and a short address delivered by Rev, Mr. Adamson, Chaplain to the Legis- lati. « Council. T'.is stone bears tlie following inscription : — Quod feli.v faustumque pit Hanc lapiilem iEdificii Quod Comitiis I'rovincia) habendis inserviret Ponere dignatus est Albertus Eduardus, Princeps Wallioe, Anno Domini, MDCCCLX, die prima Septembris, Anno Regni, Victoria? Regina?, XXIV. The Prince received the silver trowel used on this occasion from the hands of the Hon. John Rose, Chief Commissioner of Public Works. It bore on one side an insciiption commemorative of the event, on the other side was engravecl a design of the edifice as it ■will appear when completed. On the announcement being made by the Governor General, that the ceremony was ended, a deafen- ing cheer arose from the multitude which occupied the seats of the amphitheatre in front of the platform. The architects, Messrs. Fuller and Jones, were then piesented to His Royal Highness. — 65 The Kideau Caiiiil joins Uie Wivei Ollawa iumc, divuliii^' Iht* town iiito two p.uits, llin Upper Town above, wnd llif Lower below its Mioutli. Harrack Hill, tiie site ol the new IIoum's ot I'arlianient arul (iovenitiKMit Ihiiliiinus, i«i one ot the two prornontni ies whicl. lUt ont into the rivi'i. The eililice inteniieti lor the resKh-iice ot the (Jovenior (Jeneral will be sitiialcil on the oilier siilt- ol the c-anal. The situation selected is the nio.-t beaut iliii that eaii be iriia- ijined. In no other city of America, (Quebec exe»'j)ted, ean it be ecjualled, Indeeit^ there i-; a certain similarity in the landscape viewed Irnni liarracks Hill and the inairnilicenl panorama ot Cape Uiamoud. On one side, tlie C'liaudicr(5 Kails with the suspensioi bridire, stand boldly out from the backi^roiiiid : on the other side 'lie (latiiit'aii and tJie Ottawa Rivers form a vast exjian^c ol water. Till' Parliament Ikiildiii^- is desii,'neil in the Fiom.iiu;s(jiie stvle. and Ijears a ^Meat resemblanec, as may l)e svci\ by the w<>od-cn* in the III us( ruled Loudon Acw.s, to the bnildini; of the I'niversitx of Toronto, a lirawin:; of whii-h we had eni;rav»Hl for oiir Journal This species of (Jothic architecture combinin:^ simplicity will elegance, approaches the (irccian in some respects, and is well adapted to our climate. The high roofs oftiie towers eiiriclied with serrated iron-work, and the pii.iiacles and vanes will, when (inished, be visible for many miles. 'J'lie elevation of the prin- cipal tower will be ISO t'eet ; the edilice itself will be 17/) teet ii length, and flaiiketl by >i\ smaller towers. The halls of both bran- ches of the Leirislature are placed on each sideof the interior court, and are as large as thost? of the liii[)iMial Parliameiil. vi/ : iK) fee" in length aiul io feet in breadth. The library is isolated fiom the main buiiiliiig, circular la form, and is on the side facing the liver. It will be capable ol contain- ing 300,000 volumes : and to vender it thoroughly lire-proof nd combustible materials will enter in its construction. Considering the loss of two great coHection.s of books, the friend.s of learning and of science will rejoice to liear that at last the country may hope to preserve this third national library, which already rivals the former in importance ; that no accident may overtake it before its new destination is readied must be the fervent wish of all. Shortly after the ceremony of laying the corner-stone, the Prince received the denizens of Ottawa at the Victoria Hotel, where a great tnany gentlemen were presented. During the aftbrnooii His Excellency tlie Governor Genera! gave a collation at which the Prince, the members of the Legislature, the Mayor, the members of the Town Council, and many other persons were present. At a call from His Kxcellency the name of Her Majesty the Queen was duly honored, as also that of Prince \lbert, proposed by Sir N. F. Belleau ; Sir Henry Smith then gave n u -.. «ti - m ;i loa-il, Ili.H Royal lli;;liin'>s tin) I'liik't; ul Walrs, wliu m re.-*- [>otis(« pnipiKH'l lli<' lu»iillli> n| ihn (Iiivi-riidi (Ifiiciii! uml of tho inornbiMs ol liotii liraiiclit's oi tin? I.t'iji-luliirr. Tim Priiu'i' IhiiikI Icisun' jo vi.fil liu' .-ii«.|>i'ii-ioii liriilya oven llifi CliaiiilicK' l''alls, wliicli unites rppcr witli rt lli»» rapids. Komi ot «'\(.it(MntMit as yoniiLr pt'opio !.'t'iierally are, His Koyai lii;i[htu's-i was di'liLililt'il Willi this evpeiiinciit. whu'li is not altc- :;etlier Irct.- Iroin ilaiit;i'r. \iIim- a caiuK; rat-t.' the airiii.iemetU.n \vo.rci hioiiL^lit l() a clo^e liy an iliuruiiiatKin a;id a tniehli^iit pro- eessioii. The oiiuinalit\ ami in^fnuou.'^nt'ss ol tho lollowiiiy; aJilresd, presented to Mis IJoyal lli:,'iiness by the laj'tsmen at the timber slides ol till! Ottawa, intisl liavi? made anieuils lor llii- ennut inliielod upon iiim by many nl tlu' more s'udied, tlioii;rli less !inprossi\e, nllici.il dociwuenls : — We, tliu KariHini'li t.l' tlin I'ppcr <.)lt.'t\\ .1, ((jU:*!!! itc a hoily oi' l;5,0CC iiu:ii. llie huu:- and -ititw orCaiuida. \Ve lake advnntngo of nn't-liiiK yom- Ku\:il lli^hnc.-'-! up*>ii a raft, rcsppctlully to oilVr \oaonrlifariy wclconu-, and to r%iin'?8 oiir loralty, our devclion, and our alfectlon tor the Queen, dod Ido^.s yon. May Voiir itoval Ilijihuo.-w h)n;.' remain tln> I'lincr- ft' Wale*?. On Snnday liit! Prince alteinled Divine Scrviec! at (^lirist C'hureh ; the ollic.ialin:.C prie.-t was Jiev. J. .*>. Lander, Heetur of the parish. "Mondiiy, Mis I'oyal iliLdiues:; iiseciided the livei' ;is I.ir a* Arnprior. Tlio IJiver Ottawa (the (iultUiUiii.s 01 (lie jMeni'ii), so c:\Ued trom tht! iiairu; of an Indian tribe whieli lias almost disappeared wa.s the |irineipai ehannci ihronL'h whieh eornmnnieation \va.'> kept uj) bulwecii Lower Canada and tiie (J.eal Lakes, not only dnriiiL,' tin; i!arly times of the colony, but nntil the con.«tnu;tion of tlie St. fiawrenee Canals. Tiie Ridean Canal that joins Kings- ton with Ottawa City was. dnrin^^ a lon^' time, the route ibl lowed by the trachi between the Upper and Lower J'revineeai, The fur traders with their I'mja^^evrs also ascomled fiiis river on tlieir wov lo tiie iNortii-West. Were tlu- reeently formed ]>r(tjcct of Tnakini: a canal to Lake Huron via I'reiu'h iliver and Lake Nipissin^^ carried out, this ancient ronti; wonid probably become one of the great commercia; arteries of North .America. The llidean Canal was constructed umier the diiection of Coi By of the Royal Engineers, by whose name the town was long known, and who may bo jiLstiy considered as its founder. This 111- I. 'Si — 07 — ;!reut canal was iiiitltMtiiktMi, m IH'.*7, a^ an iiuli'-inMihahle i:iiiilai\ work to si'ciirt* tht; roriiiiUMiKMtiuti wiilt inc iiav.d aitiKiiiifiit ot ilie Inkf", ami lor llu; piiivi'^aiii-L' ot iln- iIivits iiulilafy pos'i iiiainiaiMud in litnu ut war. Ottawa Iia8 at pre.seiit a population ot about 11,000 inhabitatits : ol whom ahoiit one tliiid in iiijinher aro I'rtMicli Canailifliis, one lliird Iri.sli ("atliolics, arul the rerTiaininy thinl Scottli, Knulihli, aru' Irifili PruitvstjiiilN. This town is tliu i»»*at ol a Kornan Cailioln- Hi.shop, whoso ilioceKM, enihracing a portion ol each Prnvinre, fxtemls on liolli hanks ol thu Ottawa. The calhtMlral is a line (iothic eililice ; and Ironi its spue which rises to a ^'fi't liei;:ht, llie eye discovers a charniini; pio-pecl, aliiiot lioniidie^n, and diversdieil with rivers, rapuls, Inrests, cultivated lieids, ami risinu villages. 'I'liis cliiircli cunianis a picture of The F/ig/ii into I'gypt l>y Mnrillo, tho ^'ill ol Mr. Derbyshire. M'^v. (i'liijnes, the lirst Histiop d Ollnwa, is by birth a rrenili- rrian and one of the Order o| I'erts OUali*. He has e^tal>li^heters ol Charily o| Montreal, . :d he takes the live- liepl intiMest in the pid>!ic "ichoois ol his diocese. There are al^(• in tii(? town a (Grammar .*^chool, arid several other publitt schools controlled bv the Department ol Public Imp- truction of Upper Canada, .\mon_r tlie other in>titiite, and an /nulitul Canadiin-Fran^tiia, po-s- sessinif a ;^ood library, which is indebted to the mnnilii-eru'e of the Kiiiperor ol'tlie i'leiich lor some vj-rv valuable woik«^, iiiciudin- the (iahrif dc I'lraui/lcn, and Ciiliicunibtti r/r Hoiiif. Situated in tiie midst of the val'ey wi;tHred bv the Ottawa and il.s numerous tributaries, and which coiit;iiiis tlioiis;iiiils (it iIiim;^;uu!s of acres of land covered with valuable torests ol white ;ua\ red pine, extendiii;^ alon^j; llie lniiiiid.iry l)et\\een I'ppcr an I i.owci ('anada. this place is natniaJly the meat centre ot the Inmler trade. This tiavie, the source of its prosperity, allords emphiymerit to l:ie lumberers and raftsmen, who, by their habits and nrnde nf hie. bear a stronj,' resemblance to the voyn<^eur^ of the Nor'-VVepi. and j(ive to tlie town an appearance (jiiite orii^inal and picturescpie. Several mills, inclndin;r sawmills, are in operatien in the vicinity, the canal and the falls allording a water-power ot yreat impor- tance. Besiiles the Chuudiere, or Kellk Fnfl.i, so (tailed from the chasm in which the water disai)pcars, Ottawa City boasts of the F'allp of the Kide.au, which derive this name from the w^ter falliti;,' in an extended white s*heet. His Royal Highness ami suite reached the Chats Rapids about noon in the steamer IJmernid; having pas.i rapiif ••\ firtinien and a y»'iieral illnuiination o: ;!ie town conipielelv disjielli'l the uhiom. Ilis lioyal Ili;ihiies.« was coudiictetl to a ta^teluliy decorated iind brilliantly illnrniiiate>' pavilion, wiiich had l'i'e:i 'constructed lor the occasion, near the railway >tation ; here the aililie>se-i ot tlie town and of its insti- tution ?j were read. IJroekville, named in nouni ut the hero (d Niai;'.ua, is situated on the north shore el" the St. Lawri'iico. at the entrance of the f.nke ot the 'I'lionsand Islands. Its population nnnibers al)()r.' lOOO 9 — ilWt\\f)Mi Kingston nml Iirnckvillc, ;iiiil u.^nallN ju't iiflci ssin'ti^*. The Heein' Iut**, oI'h lui^'lii iiionmiK — ami iiinrniiiKH ure siliiniii otLiT* \f\3Q iu (Jdnmlii— is inn.tnili('Mit In sonil tli»ri i|,tiiiii. Vmi yaa vhiC J)> . n^Jir cny iho rivi-r, \\n\v aiiinsllnMiritiit iiti'I «'X<(\il.''il('l;. tinteii f'()li:ii,'(', tlu'ir liraiicli'H •'" I'"^' little winiliii;; itiUia^jt^ ami Imys Im-Iwimmi tin' i.-.lnml.'i, tlif Irrt-i on tlu-ir ninrGfiiis iiilfrlacin;^ aliovc ilii-m, atxl rormiiij,' litiv ami tln-rf nutiiral oowersJ ; \fl nrc llie w alffJ of tli''! luiv.s so ili-efi tliat Hlcaimr"» of i:oii,«> leral)le si/.i* miirlit jui-ih iimlcr tli' inieilaciriu tr»'<>-i. Tlu'ii o|.fii4 up be- fore vtiii iv luajiiiilicciit slifi't of waltT, iiiiiii\ miU'swi.U-, with a larg*. islaiiii aiipan.'itly it) thf Ui.slaiu(« ilividiiiu it jiuo twi- gr»*at ilverst. Hu* na yo'i a{>|irc.tch tiiis, voi iliMnvtr tiiat it l* a ^.Toiif) of small i.Nlaiuli the river \>'i:<^ diviilcii into iiiuiiy piirts, ami lookiii;,' like >iivei ll.u-aib thrown 'Mii'lc<:jly over a l.irgt.' ^;r'.•PIl »loili. ^'()ll^ rffatiii'i i-nters o'^c* of lli('.4»« l)rii;iit iia-i-i;i;;c.-i. aii'l ;'>ii iK'jfJii at Iciijitli to ft-ol tiuU in tin- tiiultit'ule of ways tlicrt* niust \>v fitvaX ilainjcr: for your half i'iiilK)\vi»icti and windiii;;- river roriio.-* to an alirupt termination four or fiv<' l.;ir:ilrct'; yards in advance of yon. l!nt aiyoii ar'- tiinroarliinp at licai'iloiitr ?i>tiu tlip thrcateninir mckj in tmnt, a clianncl suii'ifiily oj't-ns npo.) yi.nr right: yon 'uv wliirltd into it lik<.' tin' wind: and tlie next fc-coud a niugnili<-;'nt ain|tliitheatr<' of lakt* (tpcn? o'lt bi'fou' you. Thi» agiiiti i> ))'")nnded, to all appoaranci', hy a Jark groon hank, hut at your .'ippioftcl. the nias^t i-; moved as if in a Kaleidoscope. amJ lo a liumlred hfimtifu; little i-laiid- make tlieir a]);a'arani'e I Ami rucli, for «('vent.\ mill--, .itii; till you rcM.li il;i. rapiii-, is 'la' scenery \(lii. li you jjlide tlir;'u;:h. '• It is iinpossililn, i-vt-n for iliosp w ho.-p liahits niid occnpulioiii nal:;i- ally wuaii tliciii Irom the phasnres dcrivahle from such ?cfnerv, to avi-i«i fec'lin ;,'.•< akin lo poetry v.'hilo wiMilin<.' tliri'i'^r'i \\.,. 'I'hui>siviinii,. Vou IVel, inde^'d, louu' after tlicy have hcen pas.'Od, as if ,v o'l ii'»d lieet. awakened out of a lili.sstal dnsam. Vonr int'iMoiy hriufrs up, ai:ain am! ugain, the 'jictarcs uf the ciujter'i I'f i.-lamls rifitiLf out of lli- elear coo! water. Vol think ol'thc little liays and winding; pa^sat:'•^= oml,owtrtd '.n tri'03 : ati'I, rcciurin'.' to ihiMlin, and dust, and heat, and strife of tiic >.'ity you have left, or siic city yon are {Xi'injj: 'o, you wish in yur hear" that you had seen more of natuie and le.ss v\' husiness. Tlic-ii- niuy Im- hut dr-ams— perhaps they aro so, — hut they av u'ood and th'-y aro ustfnl dream-;; for 1ii<-y lircak in, for the iu< nif-iit, upon the dull ino!iot(tny of our all-al>Jorliin{^ eeilishness; they let in a fi-wrays td light upon tin.- poetry and purity ol sintimcnt w hicli s'l-in '.ikidy to die i f perpeiun'. conlinemcnt in th^- laik i»r!:!on house of modern avarice. " At Kiiiirsloii His Royal lligiiiie.ss met with llie lii«t ronli'itthip.< 'iliat occurred liuniiL; tho tour in Ainerica. For souu' liin.' before certain iiew.-paprrs in Canada \Vi'>l had attncked llio l)i:kt* o; Newi.'asile al)out tlio vi>its His Koyal lljohiiess had extended to [{omaii f'.illinlic institutidns of learning, and hail, by the^e iiieaiiS, stirred up oid prejiKlicos. 'I'lio Oraii^^emen Inul met and reiil>ject. and wlio wished to avoid '4 n m - 70 — :j:ivtiii: tiny cause ol olhnice to llie Jidinaii C'litliolics iiiforineil the Mayors of Kiiigsloii and Toronto, tlirough His Excellency the ^jovernor (Jeneral, that His Royal llii,'hiieft.s was not at liberty to acknowled're the Association ot Orangemen, and that if it were allowed lo form part of the [Hiblic procession and parade in its officirii character, it wonM become hi.< duty to advise H. II. H. to pass oil and continue Ins journey. Matters were i/i this state when the steamer appeared ofl' Kinj^stoi:. The Oranyc l.oilj^^es and the 'I'own Council were in session : after a Ion:.' conlerence the municipal authorities declined to give tht^ Duke all the oliier town-, hmi iiiaii(> great preparations lor the reception, and ihe most inter. lle with the Mayoi of tiie town was publisiied and shaiply commented upon in the newspapers. As we coulil not plead the same reasons in excuse as His Royal Highness were we to pass on, we shall, vi ithtiii.' permission of our leaders, enter the town, which has accp.iired ^onl(! celebrity through liic obstinacy manifested lt\ somi' of its inhabitants on this iiicasion. Kingston, formerly known under the Indian name n{ Cdiaraqui, is one of the most important military posts ii: the country. In 1G73, a fort was built lieie by Coiint de rrtinieiiac, tlie ruins of u-hicli may still be seen. This tort was captured by Col. iJrad- street in 1756. 'i'lit; town itselt wits not built much earlier than the year 17iS3. Duriiiu; th(; war of ISl'J it became of greai importance as a naval station. Rather imposiuLr fortifications have been erected upon u point wiiicli evteiuis into the lake, and upon an adjacent island. Two batteries pmtecl tii'> entrance to the harbor, which is safe and spaciou;^. Viewed in a coniinercial hgiit n is very advantageously situated on the line of tlie (Jtaiid 'i'nink liailroaii, and at Ihe entrance of tlie Riileau Canal. Yet its population has not increased much .-ince the census of IH51, and now numbers little more than 16,000. The lir>t view of Kiii:isIon from the lake oliers to the Lower Canadian tourist somethiiiL;- peculiarly pleasing. Its batteries and Martello towers recall thoughts of home to the denizen of uol>, ami the snow-white e Quebec. The town wih its tinnetl r lorl; ilanii out highly relieve I from liie rich verdure of th sliore iy\M\ the :rr('eii waters of Lake Ontario: its buildings of — 71 - Ptone, iiicludiiig some ralliercommaiuiinjj edifices, ri.>*eon a gentle declivity in ihe form of an amphiiheatre, and tlieir appearance contrasts favorably \vith tlio niotmionous brick houses and Hat roofs of other towns. A.^ in Montreal and nuiuy Ainerieau cities, the building occu- pied as tlie Town-Hall serves also as a market. It is one of the mo&i extensive and elegant structures of the kinil on the continent ; and it has oven bee:i thought quite out of proportion with the resources and importance of the town. The recently erected Court-Ilouse, of (Grecian architecture, the Cathedral ami several other buildings deserve the notice of the visitor. Kingston i.s the episcopal seat ol a jloman Catholic diocese. Mgr. .McDonnell was jts first bishop; the second was Mgr. Gaulin a native ol' Lower Canada ; the third wns the iiight^ Kev. Hishop Phelau, long a member of the Semmaiv oi' St. .'^ulpice, and who for many years ministered to the spiritual wants of the Irish of .Montreal ; the present prelate is the Right Rev. Dr. Horan, who was the first Principal of the Laval Normal School of Quebec, hi:9 native city. The Roman Catholics who constitute c.ie third of the I'.opulatiori, possess a classical college, a female boartling-school directei! by the nuns of the Con^rcgdiion, an Ilotd-Dieu ionnded under the auspices of tiie institution of the same name in IVluntroal, and •several large schools taught by the Christian brothers. Queen's College is a very (lourishiuL!; Presbyterian Cnivcrsity : and many other school.-i coiilrclled by (be Dei)aitnieiit ot Public hi-tmction, 'v.re established. Tne vown boasts oi several banks, extensive shi|>-y;ird,-? and foi;adries, mills, locomotive works ami large di>tilleries. IMr. Aiitton's diondi!c NiriiCture sur- I'our.ded by a high wali, casts its sinister gloom over the neigh- borhood of this town. On the 31st December 18.)!>, the number of convicts detained here was SOI ; of these, ti"2() belonged to Iho; Western section of the Provipice, and 175 to '.he Kastcrn ; o"27 were Protestants, 2o!l Catholics, -1 were Jews anil \'\ declared they had no religious belief: tii-re were 710 v.hite-. fiO blacks. CO m.ullat- loes, and 5 fni!ian>. Kingston was Ihe seat of Government ironi 1841 co 18M. Lord Sydenham, who iiad chosen this place for his capital, died here, and here he was buried. His successor Sir Clniries Hagot met with t!ie same fale. but his remains were conveved h) Kculand. Belleville is situated on the banks ol tlie River Aloira, which ialls into the Hay ol Quinte. This deep indentation of the north fhore ol Lsike Ontario is distant from Montreal ^'^d miles, and W-^ — I'Z si*' l!-\f Wi p Si! miles from Toionlij. The i)C)pnl;itioii ot the town at present i> about 6,100. (ireal prL-jianitioiis lor tlie leceplioti nail been iiiade, tlie ladies iiavitig taken an active part in the ornamentation o* the streets auil public places; but as iho Orauifemeii, iiilUieiiced it is said by the lodges ol Kingsion, lollowed jirecisely tlie same cour.se as their brethren of liiat town the I'rince liiti not laml. JJut to .nake np lor this liisappointment a pertect ovation awaited His Royal Highness at Cobourg, which was brilliantly illuminated when, ; ' 9o'clock, the steamer approached the wliarl". Rockets annonnred his arrival, and loud acclamations from the assembled people burst forth, minglinir with the thunder of the artillery. The cariiage in which the Prince hail taken iiis seat was drawn by the memb(,rs ot a patriotic society,, who wear as a Dadge a silver maple leaf and rejoice in the name of Native Canadians. The Prince receiveil the adib.v:;,." of the lunnicipai authorities at •.he Town-Hall, and attended a ball i.*)e same evening, where he danced with Miss lieatie, the daniiiiter of ihe Mayor. There is perhaps no town in Canada possessing a population so entirely English as Cobourg. Everywhere else the children of Caledonia and of I'.iin predominate among the descendants of the British Isles ; but here the sons of fair Albion hold swa}'. Upon them devolved the pleasant duty of restoring the harmony whic); at lirst prevailed, and of removing the obstacles which nnibrtu- nately had for a moment 'iirown a siiadow over the visit of the eldest son oi the Sovereiiin to this country. As the pleasant things of this world are always relished belter after a taste of the dis- agreeable, it is not suri)rising that the Cobourg ball was among >he gayest and the most eharmiii'i' given in honor 'if the I'rince. In this place, which is as populcr.s as lU'l'eville, is situated the Victoria College, an niiportanl institution under the direction ci the Methodists. The J^'ince passed a few hours under the hospitable roof of the Hon. Svdnev Sniilh, Postmaster Ceneral, and started in the morning for tiie West by railroad. On the way His Royal High- ness was -i.owii Rice Lake, where he was received by the Riis- sissaga Indians, 'i'heir cliicf, whose age is upwards of o hundred years, harauiiui'd the Prince and made him a present of many curious arlich>>. Having met with a hearty and loyal reception at Peterboro and at Port Hope, the royal party again embarked on board the steamer Kingston and reached Toronto by 7 o'clock p. m. As the proceediuss at JCingston and Relleville wer? by this time — 73 — known thmuiilKtiU liie Province, mucli anxiety wa.s fell a.«. to ttn result ol' tlie conference between the Orange Lodges and the municipal authorities ot the okl cainiai ot Upper Canada. Tiiij city is the pol.^ical centre o'' tiiat part ot the Western Province sometinnes called the Peninsula ; anu)ng its citizens are to be found men of the most adverse parties, and its press finds an echo in a liundred small journals issued in the other towns and villages. It is liere also that the (irand Orange I.odue meets, and tha: the Graiul Master, i\1r. HillyanI Cameron resides. As it was said :hat the lodges of Kingsto.i had actetl in conformity to the advice of this gentleman, it was plain that the bearing of :lie Orangeme:'. ill their iiead-ijnarters would deteiinine the nature of the relations between the people ot l'[)per Canada and their future -overeign. When it became known that, on the Ttli September, Toronto had. ."iven the Prince a most brillianl reception, a feeding of intense satisfaction prevailed in the public mind. A vast amphi- theatre had been erected for this occasion upon the esplanade near ihe wharf; poles supporting escutcheons, trophies and streamers were arranged in a semi-circular row on each side of the dais, where the addresses were to be presenteil. From fifteen to twenty thousand people covered this space, and over their heads waived the banners of the ditferent societies as with maitial music "hey advanced to meet the Prince. As the aildre,-s jueseiited bv ihe Mayor of Toronto adds much to llie importance ot this occa- Kion, we 'jfive it in full, together with the reply : — May it jilciiic \'uitr Royal l{iiiliiicsf<. — \\>, tiie Jhtycr, AldeniH-n, atnl Councihneu, on l>chalf of tli^-- cil'zcBs of Toronto, respoctniHy otfer to your Royal Highness a most rordial welconie on your arrival in the capital of L'pper Canada, and oiatct'iiUy express our high appreciation of the distinguished honor v^liiell you liavf coiift.'.'red upon i;s by you r visit. The annals of our yoiitiitul city ]ue-eiit liut little more than the record of ituproveinent steadily advancing in almost unbroken l>\;r.- ijuility ; and the brief interrnptiiuis of its peaceful progress are nov.- ivortliy of notice, as evincing an early attaeiinient to British eonnec'ior!, so strong as to stand the severe lest of lire and sword, and so illustrat- ing the iiappy influences of commercial and social intercourse in uniting the comliattants of Ijygoue lends as good neighbours and valued friends. The generations which saw the settler's log-house succeeding to tl.e rud-man's wigwam on the site of Little York, has no' yet wholly passed away, and yet we venture to hope thr.t your Royal iiighness will lock with satisfactioi. on the evidences Avliich our city presents — in our streets, our railways, oir private buildings, and our ptil iic i.istitutioc — of the succesful results of industry ami enterprise, fostered by consti- tutional liberty; hnd that you will regaid our iirovisioii for the reliet of misery, lor the diffusion of education, for tiie administration of just- ice, and for the wor^liip of God, as manifestations of that spirit which I '"l " t'» 1.1 •■ '■ii — 7-^ — hi\3 been tHHinly inslriiiiuntal, umler Provulcnco, in plncing oiir mother couutrv in the glorious position \s'hich .slie occupies amongst the nfttions of the eartli. We ilesire aguiu most respectfully to oHVr our grateful thanks fur the lienor which jour Royal Highness has been i)lensed to confer upon us ; and gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity to renew the assurance of our devoted loyally to the Queen, under whuse benignant rule we enjoy the estimable blessings of civil and religious liberty, and to express our undoubting cunlidence that our rights as freemen and our interests as subjects will continue to be fuithfully maintained by Her Majesty's hered- itary successor, whom we now rejoice to honor as our future Sovereign. His Royal Highness replied :— (Jentlemen, — 1 receive this Addres.> with the most lively satisfaction ; and I request you to convey to the citizens, Avhoni you represent, the expression of my gratitude tor the more than hearty welcome which I have just experienced. Vou will not doubt the rCiidiuenS with which I indortook the duty entrusted to nie by the Queen of visiting, for her, the British North American dominions; and noAv that 1 have arriveil at this distant point of my journey, I can say with trulli, tliat the exiieclalions which I had formed of the pleasure and instruction to be derived from it, have been more than realized. My only regret is, that the (^ueen has been unable, herself, to receive the manifeslatious of the generous loyalty with which you have met lier representative — a loyalty tempered and yet strrngth- ened by the intelligent independence of the Canadian character. Vou allude to the marvellous progress which a generation has wit- ueesed on this spot. I h;ive already been struck throughout my rapid journey by the promise of greatness, and the results of energy and in- dustry which arc everywhere perceptible, and I feel the pride of an Englishman in the masculine qualities of my countrymen— in the san- guine and hardy enterprise — in the fertility of conception and boldness of execution which have enabled a youtiiful country to outstrip many of the ancient nations of the world. l^fe Tiie national anthem, ami a hymn e(jinpo.se(.l lor llie occasion were sung in chorus by five tliousaiul school children, and so endeil the ceremony. The Prince was then escorted by an immense procession with banners and otlier emblematic signs to the old Covernment House, which liail been fhted up for his accommodation. The joy of the Toionlonians received a slight check however from an unexpected incident. Tlie Orangemen had erec'^d an arch in King Street, which they hati ornamented witli a figure representing King William HI. in the attitude usually given to the hero of the Boyne. Although with this and one or two more exceptions, no other symbol of their Order was visible, the Duke of Newoa>tle felt that lie had been placed in a false position ; and consitlered the promise given by the Mayor, that there would be — 7:) — .A> Oraii^re (Icmon^liatioii, had not been tiilly observeii. Mr. Wilson ill roiirtequentx' was told that neitlier \\v nor tlie meniber.v of the Town-Council could be presented at tlie levee to be hehl ',n the followiii;:^ day, unless a satisfactory explanation were iiiven. Tlie tiesired explanation was at once otfered and accepted, but luring the I'rince's stay m Toronto he avoided the obnoxious arch. On Sunday as the Duke was inspecting in person the object ol dissension he was recognized and hissed by the crowtl, but his calm ami dignified demeanor checked this movement. His (irace is indeed remarkable for liis lirrn characler and independent spirit, and to these essential (lualities lu; is greatl) j.ndebted for the hiirh power to which he lias attained. Henry Peihani Clinton, Duke ol Newcastle and Karl ol Lincoln, Jong known under the last name, was born in 1811, and is the fittli duke of this house, which accordini; to jsome genealogists, dates from the time oi the Conquest. •' LnijauUc nUi honte'^ is its device. The Earl of Lincoln early gave pioof of his liberal prin- ciples ; he was but '21 years of age when he was returned to Par- liament for the county uf South Notts, in 183'2. He soon became attached to the party of Sir Robert Peel, adopted ;i 11 the liberal views of tills new si^nool. and pronounced liini>t'll in lavor ot Roman Catholic ondownicnts in Ireland, am! of cornineicial reforms. At the aye of lhih aimy underwent such sevein trials and lianUhips in tin; Cr ine;i. Tlie let'ecls of a wo!lhle>s oi L^ainzalion, tlit' i>luiiders ot incapable suboniinates, and (he unloriunalt; complications due to hazard '■vere suljjects wliich drew l>ilter leproachcs on ilie young slates- man, who, however, waileil the opening ol I'avlinment, and tlicre defended himsell' wilii niodciation. talent and coinage. Still he thought it ins duty to lender his resignation, aiiii wa.> succeeded .n his ollice by Loiil Panmnre, who soon meeting with the same diflriculties, vindieated tiio cotidnct of his predeee>.>-or. An iiKpiiry into the managemeii: of the War Oillce haviiii: been instituted. Lord .John Russell dec:ared that the Duke of Newcastle hail liad to conteikl again>t circumstances ami a state of things which he could not controi, and tlii< declaration \\as snppotteinst have ac(]uiied a knowledge vi the country eminently ipialifyini: him I'cr the everci-e of that intiueiice which, in the Cabinet or in I'ariiaiiieiit, lie will have on ils destinies. The day loliownii^ ibe reception at Toronto His Eoyai Iliiihness receiveii about a thousand persons at tlu^ (juveriiment Mouse; and replied to the addresses (d the Synod of the Church ofKnijIand, Trinity Colleu'e, Synod of the Presbyterian Churcli, St. (ieor^e Society, County Municipal Coiuii-il, and other addres>es. In the eveninii tlie Prince attended n file at Osgoode Hall, iriven ill his honor by the members of the Har, Havin<; received an ad- dress, presented by Mr. liillyard Cameron. Treasurer of the Law Society, and seen "the dillerent halls and the iitie law library, His Uoyal Highness, logethc with the Duke of Newcastle and the Earl of St. (^Jermains weu- elected honorary members of the So- ciety. Tlu? Prince then attended a ball, which lie openeil with Mrs. Cameron, and whicli termin:itcd at !".i o'clock, the following- being Sunday. Tlie Prince atteiuled Divine Service at the Anglican Catheiirai, and here, as at the other episcopal cities, he was received at the door by the bishop, clergy ami church-wardens, and conducted to his seat. His Lordship, who delivered the sermon, chose for his text, " (live the King thy judgments, O (Joil, ai.d thy riirhteous- ness to the King's son." — Psalm LXXH. l>t. verse. On Monday the Prince and suite left by tiie iXorlhein Railway for Collingwooil on tlie (Georgian liay. A great crowd had assembled outside, and cheered enthusiasti- cally as His lioyal Highness iook his departure. Five years ago this village was not in existence ; and the ,*.iiore of Lake Huron, whare it now stands, was the same wilderness seen by the first inissionaiies who came to Chrisfiauize the Imlians. A railroad, which cuts through the neck of tl\e peninsula foimed by the Lakes Huron, Erie anil Simcoe, has, by opening a com- munication with Toronto, given to this piace an importance which is daily increasing. Already vessels have been built to navigate the lake ; and two lines of steamers ply to Chicago, the ]VIanitou Islands, ttie Hruce Mines, Sault Ste. Marie and Luke Superior, its population is above •2,000 : and its distance from Toronto 96 ■ Iff M M i illi'il'L'ilii, ■, '\ 9 ''^'''''t-'^^^'''^''>--''*'^'* ^^r:>:r:!!:ii'^i'--' ftp,' ■'!';"'i'N'. 'i ibrary of this university contains about 13,000 volumes ; the museum possesses divers collections : of tliese. the ornitliological numbers more than 1000 specimens, nearly all Canadian ; the botanical contains 6000 plants, and the miner- al-'gical about the same n'imber of specimens. The history of the University of Toronto, formerly called King's College, occupies much space in the political history c*" Upper Canada ; and has always been, and is still, a subject of con- troversy between the different parties and sects. (1.) The Department of Public Instruction and the Normal School occupy an elegant edifice, before which extends a splendid botan- ical garden. This structure has a frontage of 184 feet, and is 85 feet deep ; the style of architecture is the Doric, and a dome whose summit attains an elevation of 95 feet surmounts the whole. (1) For an account of these transactions see this Journal, vol. 3, Nos. 11 .ind 12, and vol. 4, No3. 1, 2, ::, G and 7. I s: r — 78 — A moilel ^ranimur -icliool atiil two modt'l elemonfary school.^, ;i i^ymnasiiini, a school ol iloMijrii, an extiMisivH educational niUKeum. — iiicliuliim ilepositoricH for maps, books, pliilohopliical apparatii.^ anil school liirnitnre, with spocitneiis ot natural history — a {,'allery oT paintings and statnoi, ami a ilepurtniontai library i;oni|)lete tliis (jstabii.shrnLMit, which is the lar;;;«st ol the kind on the continenr. Dnrinir tliis visit tJK? Council ol I'ublie Instruction presented ar. address to His Royal lli;Lfhness, who coiiiri'tliiiatoti Dr. Hy»?rson and the members of his corps upon I lit; astoiiishinLT proyress edu- cation had mailo in that section of the Province. On Wednesday, \'l\h September, \\\r Prince left by the t()rtiioii into LZ/Z/c )'ork, to ilititinuiiisli if from ils Knroiean uaniesaki', ami fur whii-li llif f*lalo of its streets hail eariH'iiop^. and is the rende/vons of many lirillianl equipai-es. The I'ark and the grounds of thn Tinversily, will: iheir lawns and their cool >haile, an.' decidedly the liiiest ])ro- menades in the city. Its cliurches me thus liividcd among the dillerenl deiionnna- tions: 7 Anglican, 1 Uoinan Catholic, tj i'resbylerian, 1 Sytia- gogne, and 'Jl chnrches and cliapels belonginLT to other sects. The Anglican and the Homan Catliolic (^alhcdials are line (iothio .structures, both of white brick ; the style oi" painting adojitei' for the interior of the last mentiotu'd, thon;Lrh long practiced in Knrnpe. is almost new in America. Tin" Crystal Palace and the Luiialie Asylnin silnated at the west cnA of the town, are exlensivo build- ings. The St. F/iiwrence Hall and ()<'.oode Hall are among the few edilices of stone to he met wilh here. Hesidest!i" 'Jjiveiaity and Normal School, there are also the tollowing ioslituti'ins: — Trinity College, founded by the Anglican Bishop at t!io time the modification of the charter of Kinj^'s College took place; Upper Canada College, a branch of the University ; St. Rlichaers College, conducted by Piiestsof the Order of St. Basil; six large Common Schools installed in very good buildings, conliolled bv the Department of J'.ducation ainl attended by about .5000 child- ren ; many schools under the diieclion of the Christian l'iother.=, and the Sisters of St. .loscph : and numeious independent sciioojs and academies. Until very recently Toronto wa.s the only Anglican epi.scopal .seat in Upper Canada. It was so constituted in 1839, and the present Bishop, Riirlit Rev. John Strachan is the lirst dignitary that re- Biilering the time at which Ida charts aud two larpe works were pub- lished, these mu?;t be looked upon as ahm st incredible efforts in their Two of his sons, the present Provincial Surveyor, and the Com- )ner of Ctistoras presented His Royal llighneHf? with a copy of the-r 1 way missione father's works — HO — veivetl itii! ;ip|)()iiitineiit. Tliis (li.<4tini;iii.>li*'. (i) His Loitlsliip, as (Jovenioi- Sirncoe ami ('liit'l .liistico Hobi:i.«ioii. was one 1)1 ilie pidiioerH ol civilization in Upper Canada; and lOi^ellicr with tlio last naineil gentleman, can now contemplate llie prod i:: ions dev«?|opni».'nt which it lias assnmcd, ihojiyh some- times in a dir»?ctit)n opposeil to their most cherished principles. — those principles tor which tliey had made their lives a long and conlimied strii'jrirle. Altiioiii^h the Uonian Catholic diocese of Toronto is ol mort' locofit lorinatioi.. three prelates liav<» already occupied its chair. The lir.-it, the universally esteemed IJishoj) Power, was succeeded by Myr. de Charhonnel, — of' the family ot the Counts do Cl'.arbon- nel, ol [•"raiice, — who had to contend with jjreat linancial diificiil- lies, and wlio, while completinj; his cathetiral, li(|iiidated much ot ihe debt with which it was bnrlhcned from his owi' patrimony ; iie also established the colleues, s('hools and convents eraimerated above. The Rii;ht Itev. Hishop Lynch, th(! iireseiit di;^nitary, ha* very lately leceived his appoinlrnent. The residence known as Spadina, is sitnatoil near the town ; heie tiied Mr. Baldwin, whose memory will ever be cherisheil in botli -ections of the Province. Tiiere are not less than 1!) journals and periodicals published ii. roronto, sev»;ral of these are devoted to religions matters. The Frcenittn Jnurnaly and Mirror defend Roman Catholic interests. Amoiii; llie literary ami scieiitilic institutions we notice the Canadian Institute, under whose auspices the Canadian Journal ol Science, a highly interesting^ periodical, is published. Tlie solid prosperity of this town consists in its trade with the interior; the railroads which connect it with divers points in the United States gave it, during a time, a vigorous impulse that seems to have been partially transferred to Montreal smce the Grand Trunk Railway has placed this city in direct commu- nication with the West. Toronto also possesses many mills, foundries, and work-shops. The country through which the Prince travelled upon leaving ihis place is the richest, the most populous and the best cultivated in Canada West. At every village, crowds of farmers, whose Jress and appearance at once testified to the prosperity of this part of the country, had assembled and were anxiously waiting (1) Some idea cf the change which has taken place iu our mode of communication may be formed from the fact that, having left Great, j^ritain in August, he did not reach Toronto till the last day in December. Ill \n — 81 — llie arrival 1)1 his Royal Hii^line?,)* wtio was »'Vorj wImhc recoived with that entliiisiastn so olieri wpokt'n ol betoro. At Fetorburj?, which has beon [wopleil by (Jermanf*, tlio I'lincp received an acUtresM, woideil in the laii0 more behind the sheet of water itself, tht entrance lo which from the Canadian side I have already described. At 10 o'clock at night they wtre all lit, and their effect was something gicnd, magical, and brilliant beyond all power of words to pourtray. In an instant the whole mass oV water, glowing as if incandescent in the intense light, seemed turned to molten silver. From behind the Fall the light shone with such vivid brilliancy that the waters immediately before it looked like a sheet of crystal glass, cascade of diamonds, every head and strenm in which leapt and sparkled and spread the glare over the whole scene, like a river of lighted phosphorus. The boiling rapids underneath dimly rfflected back the vivid gleam as from a mirror, lighting up the trees and rocks and all the wild torn chasm through which the rapids pour, and show- ing up the old gray runs of Table Rock like a huge dilapidated tower. The smoke too rose in thick dense masses spreading upwards over the cataracts in a luminous cloud so that it seemed as if the Niagara was in a blaze from bas*^ to summit. But all tlie grandeur and beauty seemed as nothing to the effect produced when the lights were changed from white to red. Niagara seemed turned to blood in color, but #o bright, so lurid in its deep eaulgence that a river of seething, roaring, hellish tire seemed to have taken the place in an instant of these cold, stern, eternal Falls. None could look upon this scene, the huge, tiery, blood red mass, dark-looking and clotted in the centre, without a feeling of awe. You could not speak, so sublime were its terrors, nor move your gaze from its blazing cauldron underneath the Falls, where the river seemed in its frothy reJ foam like boiling blood. " His Royal Highness walked quietly out on Table Rock and saw the whole of this grand scene to the best advantage, and aftei wards walked quietly round past tlie Clifton to his own house quite unkiiown to the crowd." On the following Jay the Prince witnessed the acrobatic per- formance of Blondin, who with a man on his shoulders, crossed the yawning gulf on a rope stretched from cliff to cliff, and after- wards executed his perilous feats on stilts, the accounts of which could not during a long time be credited in Europe. Although remonstrating against such daring extravagance, His Royal High- ness presented the adventurous little Frenchman with a sum of $400. The same day the Prince and suite saw all the places usually visited by well informetl and well directed tourists, des- cending beneath the enormous sheet of falling water at Table Rock, and steaming close to the foot of the falls in the Maid of ikti Mist. Sunday H. R. H. attended Divine Service at Chippewa ; and on Monday crossed over to the American side, where he was received by the people with great enthusiasm. The Prince also passed over the Suspension Bridge where an address was presented by Hon. W. H. Merritt, on bc.iaif of the Directors of this great conceni. On Tuesday, the 18th, His Royal Highness, in the presence of a great throng of Canadians and Americans, and as repeated salvos — 84. — of artillery pealed forth, took his tleparture from tiie Clifton Hotel where lie had alighted, and proceeded to Queenstown. This was the only pnblic demonstration made at the Falls, where, afier the fatigue of so mucli official drudgery the Prince had found that retirement and repose .so welcome to his exhausted strength. From the days of Hennepin, who first spoke of Niagara (1), down to our own, — Mr. Woods, the Times^ correspondent, devotes over twenty pages of his work to the subject, — des- criptions without number of this great cataract have been written both in verse and in prose. The first named author seems to have been rather appalled by ihh heU of tvaters thdiu impressed with its grandeur. We translate his description as follows; " Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie there is a prodigious cataract, whose fall is really wonderful. Its equal cannot be seen in the world. There are some in Italy and also in the Kingdom of Sweden, but they are very insignificant specimens compared with this. At the foot of this wonderful cataract runs the river Niagara whicii is only the eighth '^art of a league in width, but it is very deep in some parts. The curreni is so rapid above the falls that it washes away all the wild animals which attempt to cross it — their eflbrts to save them- selves being of no avail against its force — and hurls them from a height of more than six hundred feet. This incomparable waterfall is composed of two great shtets of water and of two cascades, with an island sloping forward between them. As the water falls from this great elevation it boils and foams in a most frightful manner with a noise louder than thunder. When the wind blows from the south this awful roaring may be heard at a distance of fifteen leagues. From this fall the River Niagara runs with an extraordinary degree of swiftness as far as the Great ilock (Gios Rocher), a distance of two leagues, but in the next two leagues, extending to Lake Ontario or Frontenac, its course becomes much slower. The river is navigable for beats and large ships froui Fort Frontenac to the foot of the Great Rock mentioned above. This rock, lying in the west, is detached from the land by the Niagara, and is distant two leagues from the great Falls. It is over these two leagues that we are constrained to make a portage ; that is, to transport our goods over land, but the road is very good. Trees are few in number, the land con- sisting almost exclusively of meadows, with pines and oaks interspersed. From the Falls to the Rock which lies on the western side of the river, both banks rise so exceedingly high that one shudders to look at the whirling current beneath. Were it not for these great Falls of Niagara, the navigation, which is completely obstructed, would be open (1) Charaplain who penetrated to Lake Huron by the Ottawa, must have been aware of the existence of ihe Falls of Niagara, though it is probable he never saw them. In the curious chart which accompanies the account of his voyage made in 1633, the position of a waterfall i: indicated in a river that discharges itself in Lake St. Louis (Ontario) from above ; Lake Erie is not traced on this map. >tel k'as the hat — 85 — lo large boata and even sliips more tlian four hundred and fifty leagues through Lakes Huron and Jllinois. These lakes may truly be called small seas of fresh Avater." ( 1 ) At the period of P. Hennepin's voyage the wild state of tiie country must have imparted to this great wonder of nature an aspect even rrore grand and terrible than that wliich still makes it an object of unequalled magnificence, and consequently of uni- versal attraction. There exists between the well known contour of the falls and the altered scenery by which they are now sur- rounded a pleasing harmony, which has dissipated the rugged and inhospitable look that struck terror in the first Europeans who beheld them. Chateaubriand has given the world a description of Niagara in his Atala, which has contributed as much to establish the reputation of the falls as all that has been said about them since ; these few lines alone, written by the author of the Genie du C/iristianisme, and which we now translate, have drawn thousands to the spot. " We soon reached the brink of the eatarart whose presence was announced ))y dreadful roaring. It is formed by the River Niagara which issues from Lake Erie and falls into Lake Ontario; its perpendi- cular height is one hundred and forty-four feet. From Lake Erie to the falls the river runs over a steep declivity, and as it leaps down has jhe appearance less of a river than of a sea whose tide rushes headlong into a yawning abyss. The cataract is divided into two branches, and assumes tiie form of a horseshoe ; projecting forward between the two falls and suspended above the chaos of waters is an island, hollowed out underneath and overgrown with trees. The great body of the stream falls towards the south, bending into a vast cylinder and unrolling itselt as a sheet of snow, brilliant with many colors in the sun. Towards the east the torrent descends in a frightful shadow, and seems a liquid column of the deluge— a thousand rainbows playing over the deep chasm. The water striking violently against the shattered rocks tlies in whirlwinds of mist high above the forest as the smoke of a vast conflagration. Pine and wild walnut trees, with rocks hewn into fantastic figures decorate the scene. Eagles drawn by the gush of air descend whirling around to the bottom of the chasm ; and carcajonx hung by their pliant tails from the low branches watch, eager to seize the drifting carcasses of the moose-deer and of the bear." Queenstown which the Prince visited immediately after leaving the Falls of Niagara, is situated on very elevated ground, and commands a charming prospect. On one side the Niagara River, with its cold green waters, is seen winding between its high banks ; on the other Lake Ontario, with a vast extent of country whose luxuriant vegetation offers the most varied tints, opens to the view. It was here that one of the mo.st remarkable combats of the war of 1812 took place. General Brock died victorious on this spot, as Wolfe had done on the Plains of Abraham. As he fell mortally (1) Voyage du R. P. Louis Henneph, Jmstprdani 1704. It will be seen that tliis writer greatly exaggerates the height of the falls. ^ 86 — t*,' '•^' wounded his troops and militiamen luslied upon the enemy to avenj^e his deatli, and overthrew all that opposed them. The first monument erected to his memory was destroyed in 1840 by some unknown Vandal, who blew up a portion of it with gunpowder; but a coUunn more befitting the ileeds wlucli it is to commemorate, was undertaken in 1856, — a national subscription having been opened for the purpose,— and was finished and solemnly inaugu- rated in September 1859 The cost of this new monument was overXi2000; it consists of an elegant Corintliian column, rising from a pedestal ornamented with bass-roHefs ; at the four angie.s of its base lions support escutscheons beaimg the arms of the hero. The total height is 190 feet including the s.atue of the general, who is represented with his left hand resting on the pommel of his sword, his righi eiitended and grasping a baton — the classical symbol of military authority. In the vault under the monument He two sarcophagi of stone which enclose the remains of Sir Isaac Brock and of his aide-de-camp, Col. Maedonnell. The monument had been left purposely incomplete at the time of its inauguration ; the Prince now laid the last stone in the pre- sence of 160 veterans, who had served in the war of 1812, and among whom we notice Sir J. B. Robinson, Chief Justice of Upper Canada, Sir Allan McNab ami Sir Etienne Tache. The first named gentleman read the following address : — May it Please Your Royal Highitcss,- Some of the few survivors of the Militia Voliinteci - who assisted in defending Canada ag'.aiiiSt ihe invading enemy during the last American war, have assembled from different parts of the Province, in the hope that they may be graciously permitted to offer to Your Royal Highness the expression of tlieir loyal welcome, upon your arrival in this portion of Her Miijesty's dominions, in the long period that has elapsed, very many have gone to their rest, who, having served in higher ranks than ourselves, took a more conspicuous part in that glorious cortest. They would have delighted in the opportunity which we now enjoy of behold- Fng in their country a descendant of the just and pious sovereign in whose cause they and their fellow-soldiers fought, and whom they were from infancy taught to reN^refor his many public and private virtues. We feel deeply grateful to Her Majesty, whose condescension to the wishes of her Canadian subjects has conferred upon us the honor of a visit from Your Royal Highness ; and we rejoice in the thought that what Your Royal Highness has seen, ar^d will see, of this prosperous and happy province, will enable you to judge how valuable a possession was saved to the British Crown by the successful resistance made in the try- ing contest in which it was our fortune to bear a part; and Your Royal Highness will then be able to judge how large a debt the Krapire owed to the lamented hero Brock, whose gallant and ge.ierous heart shrank not, in the darkest hour of the conf 't, from the moat discouraging odds, and whose example inspired tlie I'w Avith tlie ability and spirit to do the work of many. We pray that God may bless Your Royal Tlighness with many yearJ 87 — .te, !ea ',u- of health and liap}»iae3S, and may lead you hy His Providence to walk in the pnths of our revered and beloved Queen, to Avhom the Avorld looks up as an illustrious example of all the virtues that can dignify the high- est rank, support worthily the responsibilities of the most anxiows station, and promote the peace, security, and happiness of private life. His Royal Highness replietl as follows: — Gentlemen. — I accept with mixed feelings of pride and pain the address which you have presented on this spot; pride in the gallant deeds of my countrymen, but pain from the reflection that so many of the noble band you once belonged to, have passed away from the scenes of the bravery of their youth, and of the peaceful avocations of their riper years. I have willingly consented to lay the first stone of this monument. Every nation may, without offence to its neighbours, commemorate its heroes, their deeds of arms, and their noble deaths. This is no taunting boast of victory, no revival of long-passed animosities, but a noble tribute to a soldier's fume ; the more honorable, because we readily acknowledge the braverv and chivalry of that people by whose hands he fell. I trust that Canada will never want such Volunteers as those who fought in the last war, nor her Volunteers be without such a leader; but no less and most fervently I pray that your sons and your grandsons may never be called upon to add other laurels to those whicii you have so gallantly won. Accept from me, in the Queen's name, my thanks for your CKprossions of devoted loyalty. The Prince and suite then ascended to the top of the monument and viewed the scenery, which in grandeur cannot be surpassed. His Royal Highness also laid the last stone oi' an obelisk erected on the precise spot where Brock fell. Shortly after the Prince went on board the Zimmerman and proceedeti to the little town of Niagara, which under the name of Newark was once the capital of Upper Canada. It is situated at the head of Lake Ontario, almost facing the old Fort of Niagara Avhich stands on the United States shore, and which awakens so lively an interest in the mind of the tourist. Althougli the population of Niagara does not exceed 3000, slid it returns a member to Parliament — the least an ancient capita can do. The neatly adorned little town gave the Heir Apparent a kind reception ; having heard the official harangues of the mayor and magistrates, His Royal Highness received a deputation of ladies, who came lo make an oflering of a basket of fruit grown in the well known orchards of the viciiuty. The royal paity having again set out soon reached Port Dalhousie, and thence visited St. Catherines, on the VVelland Canal. This last mentioned place, as the Welland Canal to whicli it is II N — 8S — indebted for its prosperity, owes its existence to Hon, Mr. Merritt, a gentleman whose plans were looked upon as chimerical, but \yho happily has lived to see them transformed into splendid realities. This little town, whose population numbers about 7000 inhabi- tants, desirous of giving in the joyous festivities of the day, a pro- minent place to the main element of its success, erected a triumpal arch entirely composed of Hour barrels. It is said that this construction did not present such a hcteroclitic figure as might liave been expected. Having received several addresses, including one irom the mayor, Mr. Currie, the Prince left St. Catherines by the Great Western railway for Hamilton. Was it to punish the proverbial ambition of this city that it was put down at the very bottom of the vice-royal programme, and that the Prince deferred his visit until after His Royal Highness had first travelled several hundred miles beyond and retraced his steps ? Be that as it may, it is agreed on all sides that the * ambi- tious little city ' took a signal revenge and in no place did the Prince meet with a more hearty welcome. The mayor, Mr. McKinstrey, presented an aildress to which His Royal Highness replied as follows : — Gentlemen, — This is the last of the very numerous Addresses which have flowed iu upon me from Municipal authorities as well as other bodies, throughout the Queen's dominions in North America, which I have traversed from East to West ; and I can say with truth, that it is not the least fervent in its declarations of attachment to the Queen ; nor the least earnest in its aspirations for the success and happiness of my future life ; and in its prayers that my career may be one of useful- ness to others and of honor to myself. You cannot doubt the readiness with which I undertook the duty which was intrusted to me by the Queen, of visitmg in her name, and i"i her behalf, these possessions of her crown. That task is now nearly completed ; and it only remains for me to report to your Sovereign, uni- versal enthusiasm, unanimous loyalty, all-pervading patriotism general contentment, and, I trust, no less general prosperity and happiness. I can never forget the scenes I have witnessed during the short time which I have enjoyed the privilege of associating myself with the Cana- dian people, which must ever be a bright epoch in my life. I shall bear away with me a grateful remembrance of kindness and affection, which as yet I have been unable to do anything to merit ; and it shall be the constant effort of my future years to prove myself not unworthy of the iove and confidence of a generous people. Hamilton now ranks by its population, — about 18,000 souls — as the second city of Upper Canada and the fourth of the entire Province. It is situated on Burlington Bay, only 38 miles from Toronto. Its founding dates from 1813, and in 1841 the population was little over 3000. Wide streets and very elegant edifices, built .- 89 — principally of a whitish stone, give it a line appearance ; it has several churches and banks, two large hotels and numerous manu- lactories. It is also the seat ot a Roman Catholic Diocese, under the charge of the Right Rev. Bisliop Farrell, its first dignitary. Dundurn Castle, the residence of Sir Allan McNab, — resembling in form a feudal stronghold, — is situated in the vicinity. The night of the reception there was a genoral illumination, with fireworks, and the Prince attended a concert which came ofT in the Hall of the Philharmonic Society. The day following His Royal Highness visited the Central School of the town, where an address was presented, and afterwards held a levee at the Royal- Hotel, which, as this was the last to take place in the Province, was attended by even a greater number than usual. The remainder of the day was employed in making a non-oflicial visit to the Crystal Palace, where the industrial and Agricultural Exhibition of Upper Canada was held, and after a luncheon, in the inauguiation ot the new Aqueduct. In the evening a ball was; iven in a build- ing erected for the occasion, at which Mrs. David McNab had the honor of being the first to dance with the Prince in a quadrille. Thursday, the 20th of September, the royal party proceeded to the Crystal Palace and formally openeil the Exhibition, which in as far as cattle and agricultural products were concerned, it is said, might have compared favorably with any di. its maleiial prooi,.^s ami the constitutional liberty which it enjoy.s, is entitled totiie toreinosl rank among tlie colonies of (ireat Britain. The attention ot adepts in social science is arrested by the strange appect wliich every thing wears in this country at once young and old— young, as but a stnall portion of its territory is as yet settled, — "young by its civilization and modern institutions, by its activity anil energy, its commerce and rapid growth ; and yet old — old as comparetl to other countries of North America— old by its customs ami manners, its laws and its traditions. The lakes of Canada are inland seas, and even the streams that feed the tributaries of the mighty St. Lawrence, — itself equal in volume to haif ado/en of the largest rivers in Europe, — are more considerable than many riveis celeb- rated in history, 'i'he Galineau, for instance, would absorb many such as the Xanthus and the Simois. Almost all of these tribut- aries form beautiful cascades, which, were they not thrown into the shade by the Falls of Niagara, would not long remain un- known. The climate is also extraordinary, in winter the cold being sometimes as severe as it is in Siberia, and the heat in summer as oppressive as in the Torrid Zone : the beloved season of the poets, — spring — does not visit the country, as the most luxuriant vegetation succeeds the ice and snow after a few days of sunshine. The inhabitants struggle bravely against the natural disadvantages which they have to encounter; and although there are many dissensions among them, caused by political and reli- gious factions and rivalry between the difTerent races, — although Protestantism is directly opposed to Catholicism, the French element contending with the English element, monarchical insti- tutions assailed by democraiic temlencies — they have succeeded in laying the foundation of great national prosperity, which will be materially supported by the finest system of canals in the world, Asia almost the whole of India, the Island of Ceylon, and the ioltnds of Labuan and Hong-Kong in China ; in Australasia : Australia or New Holland which is divided into four colonies, viz : New South Wales, Victoria (where the gold fields are found), South Australia and West Australia ; Van Dieman's Land and the smaller islands which belong to it, and New Zealand ; in North America : the Island of Newfoundland, Labrador, the islands of Cape Breton and Prince Edward, and the other ijlands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rupert's Land or Hudson's Bay Territory, comprising all the in- terior ol^ America north of the limits of Upper Canada and the United States, and east of the Russian possessions ; New Caledonia or Columbia on the Pacific Ocean, \ ancouver's Island, Queen Charlotte Island and the adjacent islands; the Bermuda Islands in the Atlantic, Bf-hama Islands, Jamaica, Antigua, St. Kitts and tne other British West Indies ; in Central America: Honduras and the islands in the Bay of Honduras ; in South America: British Guiana, the Falkland Islands east of Patagonia, and Pitcairn's Island in the Pacific Ocean. — Montgomery Martin estimated the population of this vast empire at 130 millions before the last con- qoest in India. The population of the Roman Empire under Claudius was believed to hi \'1G aiillions. ' eneral plan of popular education, and the codification of tho laws. The genius o'" the French and the genius of the English, with the resources, advant- ages and defects of each, are continually brought face to lace in the Parliament by the two languages, in tlie judicature by two codes of laws and in the public journals by two literatures. The old prediction that one race would absorb tho other does not appear to have been fulfilled. The tide of British emmigration lias in- cessantly rolletl tovvanJs Upper Canada and the VVest, while the inhabitants of French descent have not only greatly increased in number in the old settlements, but have without the aid of em- migrants formed many new establishments, extending trom the St. Lawrence to the interior, on the baiiiis of the Saguenay, the St. Maurice, the Ottawa, in the Eastern Townships, the United States, and in Upper Canada ; indeed there are few tracts on the continent so remote or so wild that they cannot venture to settle there, and sometimes they form groups considerable enougl; to maintain a distinct nationality. The population of Canada is estimated at about 2,600,000 inhabi- tants, of whom 1,400,000 are in Western Canada, and 1,200,000 in Canada East. The population of French origin numbers about 900,000 in Lower, and 50,000 iu Upper Canada. There was a time when persons of French descent only were called Canadians ; those of other origins looked upon the appellation with a feeling something akin to contempt, but now the descendants of all races have openly adopted our common country, — certainly this is a step toward the national existence of Canada. It must not be supposed that all races can be assimilated by factitious means ; rather leave oar destinies in the hands of Providence, and to time, one of the most powerful instruments which it employs. For us a noble work remains, that of improving and opening to the husbandman our vast territory, which is twice as large as that of the United King- dom ; and of turning to account the almost unlimited resources it offers, — a work which of itself should be sufficient to put an end to all jealousy between races where there is room for all. The divers sources of prosperity which we have indicated as belonging to each of the Lower Provinces here unite to make of Canada a great country. The fisheries of the Gulf and of the lower St. Lawrence embrace 1000 mi'es of coast, and comprise the porpoise, seal, cod, herring, mackerel, salmon, and other fish; and the whale fishery is carried on by vessels fitted out in the Port 93 — of Gpspe. Salmon is foiuul in upwards of .seventy rivers falling into the St. Lawrence, and thanks to ilie recently introiluced art of pisciculture, many other streams will soon be stocked with this delicious lish. Oysters, which are found only in the fisheries of New-Brunswick and the other piovinces at the entrance of the Gulf, are now to be propagated in the waters of Canada. The value of all products drawn from the sea by this country is about $950,000 annually; but its fisheries alford a greater source of pro- lit to others, as will be readily seen when it is stated that for about 100 vessels and 1,200 to 1,500 small boats which Canada employs, Nova Scotia and the other provnices have 250 to 300 vtssels, and the United States over .300 vessels. Within a few years the Government has turned its attention to this important subject, a superintendent of the fisheries has been appointed, and laws en- acted for their protection, the art of pisciculture has been encouraged, and an armed vessel under the command of Capt. Fortin cruises in the Gulf, and protects the different establishments. It is said that a separate section of the Crown Lands Department will soon be formed to take charge ol this branch. In addition to this inex- haustible wealth of the ocean the great lakes also possess consider- able fisheries. Besides the inland trade and navigation of the lakes and canals there is great activity in the sea-ports; the number of vessels registerecT within the province in 1860, was 130 with an aggregate tonnage of 36,207; the total number of sea-roing vessels visiting the ports was 1,992 with an aggregate tonnage of 114,411. Among the countries from which these vessels sailed Great Britain etands first, then come the British colonies, United States, Norway, Swe- den, Prussia and the Hanse Towns. France, Portugal, and Italy scarcely occupy a place in the list. Upper and Lower Canada contain in abundance the useful metals and minerals. Iron, copper, lead, manganese, marble, gypsum and many other materials are fonnd in different parts and are already succe-ssfully worked. Iron mines, near the River St. Mau- rice, and copper mines, on the shores of Lake Superior, have been long wrought, and copper has been recently found in abundance in the Eastern Townships, and lead in the District of Gaspe. Wheal and other ceteals, and all the garden vegetables of Eu- rope are grown throughout the country ; the sugar maple, and flax and hemp might be rendered more available if cultivated on a more extensive scale ; and tiie trade in ginseng which foimed so important an item in the exports under the French rule might also be renewed. Lumber and ashes are the staple article of export. The richest and most useful materials for ship building and lor cabinet work are found in abundance, here as in the Lower Pro- vinces ; specimens sent to the great exhibitions of London and Paris were much admired by good Judges in these matters. The products of the mines exported in 1860 amounted to $558,306, — 94. — lumber ami ashes $1 l,()l'2,M53, buef, pork, provisions, &.c., Si/i'il,- •257, prodiiclij nl lisliories $832,<)4H, and agriciilliiral products $14,'i69,2J5. Ot thu lust mentioned, it may be added, that besideR the amount ot i,Maiti used t«tr lood l,27;>,"i88 bushels were consumed by distilleries and breweries in the coursi! ol thn year. These great resources will bo further developed by eiumijrraiion which every year bim;,'s to our stiort's thousands ot a(!tive and enterprising men, and by the natural iifrowth of our population. '['lie ixivalesl j)ossd)le elTorts havf licen nuide l»y the (ioverninent iliiriutr the |)ast tew years to ditius*; edncaliou anion;; all class-esot society. VVe saw with what interest the Prince, during,' the visit, inspected our ecJucational institutions ; and by the details which we have ^iven in the preceding; chapters ar; opinion may ea.sily be formed of the intellectual advancement (f the country. In 1859 Upper Canada coMlaineil Hi universitifs and colle^'es with 1,373 stuc'.ents, HI trrammar schools with 4,381 pupils ; 321 acailemies and private schools with b,182 pupils: 1 nornuil school with 1.58 pupils, 3 model schools with 5()() pupils ; 3,953 couimon schools controlled by Government, with 301,592 pupils; total number of educational institutions 4,372 with 314,246 pupils. Lower Canada contained in 18t)(), ihree universities, and apart from these, a. school of Law, a school of medeciue and five schools of theology — number of studeids 552 ; 13 idassical colleges with 2,781 students, 14 indus- trial colleges with 2,333 pupils ; 66 academies for boys and mixed, with 6,210 pupils ; 64 convents and academies for girls, with 14,817 pupils ; 3 normal schools with 228 pupils, and 5 motlel schools with 682 [)upilrf ; 3,076 elementary schools both independent and under control, with 144,905 pupils ; 1 school of arts and mannlac- tures ; 2 schools of agriculture, and 2 schools for the deaf and dumb; total number of educational institutions 3,264 with 172,155 pupils. The progress made by this section of the proviu'io will be at once appreciated when it is stated that in 1853 th • totaJ immbev of schools in operation was 2,352 with 108,284 pupilh, €>nd that the amount of contribution for elementary schools had risen, from $165,849 to $503,859 in 1860. We may here remark ihat the e (l•^ule^. There are at present publi.'h latigiiagf, .'{ in Freiifh and tinglifth, anmall vilkige of the Prairies forming an ontpost of American civili/.ation in the wilderness and which is reached by rail. It had lowj, teen the wish of our tourists to spend a few days away ironi the dust and din of cities, where they might enjoy a ramble and some hours shooting. Dwight was not in existence five years ago, but it now coutains a population of five hundred souls; a little church with a large ecnool-houee, and about a hundred wooden houses form the entire establishment ; but so rapid is the growth of western towns that in less than ten years it will probably be a large and llourishing city. At this great distance from home and in these half explored regions the Prince and Duke of Newcastle spent the first evening after their arrival in reading letters and newspapers mailed in London but eighteen days before. During the four days' sojourning in the Prairies the tourists shot a great quantity of ga-ne, including Prairie Hens and quails, witnessed a thunder storm, a prairie on fire and a splendid sunset, all of which here present a spectacle of indescribable grandeur. Capt. Retallack, aid-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor General and who had before visited the Far West, had organized this expedition. The 26th September, Baron Renfrew, who had met with great success on the prairie as a sportsman, left Dwight by the railway, charmed with this poetical incident. At noon the party passed by Springfield, where the residence of Mr. Lincoln is situated, and at six arrived at St. Louis, Missouri,— the farthest point to be visited in the West. The reception was most cordial ; and the affable manner of the Prince and of the Duke while visiting the agricul- tural exhibition delighted l.'ie people. 7 — 9S — St. Louis, also, is a city which has developed itself in a very short space of time, h was foumled by the Freiu;)!, who had estab- lished a trading post where it now stands ; and its population num- bered but 7,000 souls in 1830; in 1810, this number had reached 16,000, which increased to 78,000 in 1858; and now the city has 200,000 inhabitants. There is still a French quarter, which the Prince visited; the Jesuits have a flourishing university, and there are several convents, and many schools taught by the Christian Brothers, (iermans, and Irish, are numerous. Leaving the banks of tlie Mississippi and Missouri the Prince proceeded to Cincinnati, where he arrived at two in the morning of the 29th, having been delayed for a considerable time on the way by a freight train which had run oil' the track. Cine unali, whose population is about 260,000, is also called the " Queen of the West," and sometimes receives the less poetical appellation of •'< Porcopolis," which, though not so sonorous, it would be ingratitude on the part of the city to reject, as it is indebted for its prosperity in a great measure to its trade in that animal food proscribed by the law of Moses. The Times' cor- respondent, Mr. Woods, has given a vivid description of the unbounded liberty enjoyed by the porcine race, and the consequent appearance of the streets and public olaces. We fancied in reading his letter that we could almost hear a taint echo of the discordant and quite gratuitous concert at which he had assisted. His Royal Highness enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. Bowler— the sole proprietor of the Kentucky Railroad — whose splendid residence contrasted agreeably with the small cot at Dwight. In the evening the Prince attentled the first Ball given in hi^ honor in the Uiited States, which cama off in the Opera House, and at which only some hundreds of persons met, though there was room for lieveral thousands — a circumstance not altogether creditable to the " Queen of the West," but in return an immense crowd welcomed His Royal Highness outside. The Prince also took a run through the charming environs of the city,— where grows in abundance the Catawba grape of which American Cham- pagne is made — and attended Divine Service on Sunday. East of Cincinnati extends a wide tract of country, which under a luxuriant vegeu^tion conceals important coal mines ; it is at Pittsburg — the Sheffiela of America— that this valuable mineral is turned to account. The Prince and suite arrived here late in the night and were received by the firemen who formed a torchlight procession ; the bridge over the Monongahela was illuminated, and an immense concourse of people, who had been waiting long, hailed their illustrious visitor with that enthusiasm which the Americans know so well how to manifest on such occasions. There was a serenade at the Monongahela Hotel by the Duquesne Guards, and on the Inllowing day as the bands played «< La Claire Fontaine "the — 9!) — Prince took iiis Jeparture. This aria was adopled jj;enerally throughout the United vStates during ihe visit ; indeed this, with other Canadian song-:, have since become quite fashionable. At an epoch fur removed imm the present day, when Pittsburg was bnt Fort Duquesnc, tiiis simple lay had perhaps found an echo hero ; perhaps on the eve of the combat of tlie Mononsahela the same strain had been heard in the camp of the little band commanded by M. de Beanjou (1). After a ten hours' ride in the cars the royal party reached Har- r;sburg, tlie capital of Pennsylvania, distant *i80 miles from Pitts- burg. The route lay through the Alleghany IVlountains, celebrated for their scenery and beautiful forests ot pine, oak, maple and other woods, whose ricii foliage, variegated with vivid autumnal tints, presented a scene of magical efiect. His Royal Highness ri:.d some of the suite ventured upon the locomotive as it swept along at full speed on the very brink of precipices, to enjoy this grand spectacle. The Prince had a short interview with Governor Parker at Harrisburg and passed hurriedly throujjli the town, and through Baltimore in like manner, and on the 3rd October entered Washington. Gen. Cuss met His Royal Highness at the Railway Station and conducted him to the White House. If the correspond(!nt ot the Neto York Herald (2.) is to be trusted, the President, Mr. Buchanan, received the Prince with a paternal shake ot the hand, precisely as an old unmarried million- naire would receive his beloved nephew and heir. Having been presented lo the President's niece, IVIiss Lane, and Miss Ellis, niece of the late Vice President King. Baron Renfrew was led by the kind hosts of the White House through the galleries and gar- dens of that elegant resider:"-e. The President deviated on that day from the established rule, which is that the White House be at all times accessible to American citizens, and none but invited guests were present. On the morrow, however, the doors were thrown open, and at the grand levee held in honor of the Prince the formality of shaking hands was gone through with a great num- ber of citizens who were not content with the salutation prescribed hy European etiquette. While criticising the appearance and (1) This affair, which took place on the 9th July, IToS, put an end to the invasion of Canada, which General Braddock, at the head of 3000 men, meditated. M. de Bcaujeu had placed his 253 Canadians and 600 Indians in ambush. Both leaders fell. Witshington, then a Captain, wa3 present. Daniel M. H. L. de Beanjeii, Knight of St. Louis, was born at Montreal the 9th August, 1711, and was great-uncle to the Hon. G. R. Saveuse dc Beaujen, member cf the Legislative Council. The latter gentleman lately presented tlic ifocUti JJisiorique with a portrait of his distinguished kiuemam (2) Royalty in the Now World. By Kinalian Cornwallis, New York, 1860. Tbis is a revised edition of this gentleman's letters to the Herald. Hi ni in — 100 ~ manner of those presented, Mr. Wood acknowledges with a good grace that were Her Majesty to receive the President of the United States at Buckingham Palace, and at the same time admit indis- criminately all person.'ii, both male and female, who might present themselves, it is not probable that such an assemblage would com- pare very favorably with the gathering at the White House. His Royal Highness also dineii with the corps diplomatique, visited the Capitol, the Patent Office, and a Ladies' Academy, and made an excursion in the Harriet Lane to Mount Vernon. The Capitol is a vast structure of white marble whose cupola is still unfinished ; though not faultless, it is the finest edifice in the Union. The Patent Office contains a great number of plans and models, and its museum is one of the most interesting thai can be iSeen. The visit to Mount Vernon assumed all the importance of a «^reat historical event, and *' The Prince of Wales at the Tomb of Washington" is still the theme of poets, artists and essayists. In- deed these simple words are in themselves suggestive of more thai: all that c^nld be written upon the chapter of the vicissitudes of human afTairs. The old dwelling of the Founder of the Republic is now guarded by a family of negro slaves ; it has neither the poetry which clings to a ruin, mr the touching interest which belongs to a well preserved relic, but its appearance is that of a dilapidated country mansion long deserted by its tenants. The (General's old arm-chair and the desk on which he used to write his despatches may still be seen, with the celebrated key of the Basiille sent by Lafayette ; a small silhouette of the marquess presented by himself as a souvenir to his companion-in-arms, and a marble mantle piece, also the gift of the French fieneral, are among the other objects. The simple monument erected over tiie grave of Washington is befitting the memory of a hero. Above the entrance is the inscrip- tion, *' Within this enclosure rest the remains of General George Washington," and in the vault, are two sarcophagi of white marble; on one we reail, "Washington," and on the other, " Martha, consort of Washington." " Aux petits fiommes un viausolee, aux grands homines une pierre et U7i no7n, '^ where the words which ihe removal of the remains of Napoleon from St. Helena drew from Chateaubriand. Unlike the conqueror of Europe, the founder ot the Republic lies entombed with the partner of his earthly joys and soriows. But Longwood bears some resemblance to Mount Vernon in other ree- pects ; a son of Africa, — not enslaved in this case however — points out the spot where the great warrior died, and there as here a mul- titude of unknown names are scrawled all over the walls, which have been farther mutilated by the owners of these names to secure and carry off some fragments (1). (1) Des voyageura apportes par la tempete croient devoir coneignftr leur obacurit^ a la s6iiultiire dclatante. — (Chateaubriand , SUmoiref.) a ^ooa United lit itidis- present lid cona- ise. His J, visited (nd made upola 16 e in the ane and I can be ance of a Tomb ot ists. In- lore than tudes of public is \e poetry jloiigs to apidated jral's old IS patches i sent by y himself i mantle Ihe other ington is I inscrip- il George of white le other, vies une al of the briand. ublic lies ws. But Iher ref- r — points e a mul- s, which o secure ?0D8Igtte: — 101 — The Prince and tlie President remained uncovered before the tomb some time, and then the Heir to the British Throne planted a chestnut-tree near by. May it live long! But when its tall sha- dow ialls upon the monument, will the Gieat Pepuhlic be still in existence ? The Prince took some chesiiuts from the same place to plant in Windsor Park. Mount Vernon is a wooded promontory jutting into the Potomac, every steamer lliai na.vigates the river .sio[)s for a few moments opposite this point, while its bell is tolled m respect for the me- mory of the great man. The house of Washington has been pur- chased recently by a patriotic association, with the object oi re- pairing and preservinsj it ; but the unfortunate circunisitances now taking place m that country must delay the execution of this noble design. Immediately outside the ho. -e the eye meets with no- :hing now but a row of miserable negro iiuts, all else is desolation. Returning from Mount Vernon the excursionists amused them- selves in dancing. Upon this Mr. Woods remarks, — we quote from memory — "Alas the pilgrimage to the tomb of Washington was as much a pleasure party as a homage lenderec! to his mem- ory. The world is made up of inconsistencies, and as Thackeray so well observes, we see tears flowing beneath the nuptial veil., and hear jokes in a funeral procession." On the 6th October, the Prince made a short excursion to Rich- mond, the capital of Virginia, and returning left Washington tor Baltimore. Wliiie liis Royal Highness was admiring a statue ot Washingtc.i at Richmond, some idle boys made use of very un- courteous language toward the visitors ; and indeed the population generally showed more curiosity than respect. This circumstance wa^: of course turned into ' political capital,' and gave the partizan> of Lincoln an opportunity to remind the boutiierners that their boasted gentlemanly bearing was at fault. Virginia was the only slave state visited by the Prince, and this was also chronicled b\ :he Republican ])ress. The name ol •' Monumental City" given to Baliiraore lias refer- ence to t lie general character of its buildings, and not, as might be supposed, to its monuments, fur of these; we find but four, inclu- dinff a marble column of two humlred leet, surmounted by a statue of Washington, and anotiier column erected to commemorate the battle fought there dining the revolutionary war. 'J'he Roman The old red walls .ire .scored wiib vulgar lumics, l)rick3 have been broken out, and the V(?iy rilono tablet overhead wliich tolls that " Within THIS R^IOLOSCltK RK.ST TUK UKMAIXS OF GeNERAI, tiKOlU.K WASIflN'inON," ii debased with the ofl'iuisive scrawl? ot" travellers not ashamerl to leave these records ol' thfir vulgar infamy bchiad. — ( IVoofh.) Un negre nous dhnontrc mie espcce de couloir occupe pui- tin moulia A bras, et nous dit, " There he died." — {Chdlcuubriand.) Those who wisli to see the interior of the house mist search to th' left where down in a cellar a negro womnn and her family almost lurk, a Blftve herself, though the only ciceroDe to the deserted nuuiBion of tli« man who gate tVeedom and independence to the world. — {V/ooih.) 102 Catholic Cathedral is one of the finest chiirciies in the UnioK. Maryland was colonized, as we all know, by Kngli'sh fami- lies who adhered to the Church of Rome, and its principal city is at preppnt the seat of an archbishop. Tl\e Prince made merely sl flying v.-^if to Baltimore ; yet the entire population turned out, and received their visitor with many marks of joy ;nd respect. Baron Reiifmvv was welcomed to Pluiadelphia by all ihe most prominent citizens, and here an unexpected incident occurred. As the royal party entered the Opera House the «Mitire audience rose from their seats ; and again when the orchestra struck up God .fai'e the Qiieen every oni^ rose a second time. This was a mark of very delicate attentio.i on the part of the Americans who never rise when their national anthem is played, and who on this very occasion did not do so when Hail Columbia was performed. It is said the Prince was much ufllsctid by the sight of so large and respectable an assemb'age conforming to the custom of his own country, and no doubt this familiar scene must have called up to his mind many recollections of home. The decorum which marked ihe proceedings at Philadelphia was not surpassed by even the good taste shown in the New York ovatior.. Great had been the preparations for the reception oi'tfie Prince of Wales in the Empire City. Her citizens, whogiory in assigning her the third place among the citit's of the civilized world as regards population, now fully ostablisheil her claim to the first for popular excitei^.ient. So much had been said in tiie p-jwspapers about the danger which the Prince would incur from an exuberance ot democratic feeling, or an indiscreet curiosity on the part of the public, that the people resolved to vindicate their dignity ; and this they did efiectuallv, no doubt to the great disappointment ot the scribes, who could find no episode too lidiculous, or no instance oi ill-bieodiii!.'' too prepo-stcrons for puMication. The Udrriei Lane with tho long expected quests on board arrived oil' the Battery about two in the afternoon ; immediately Ceneral JSoott, I'etcr Cooper Esq (a tniliionnairo of the tov.'n), and other members of the Reception Cominitteo hastened to meet them. Tiie landing, which took place at Castle Garden, was announced by a royal sulnt(>, and Mayor Woods delivered a short harangue, addrtssing the Prince by his title and laying aside the incognito. The New York militia, celebrated lor their soldierly bearing, were then reviewed ; and His Royal Highness, Mayor W^oods, the Duke of Newcastle, and Lord Lyons proceeded through Broadway in a carri.ige maile expressly for the occasion and drawn by horses the royal party had used wlule in Canada, and that had been purchased for this purpo.^e. Tiie stieets, the windows and. the very houj'e-tops were literally crammed with people, who were a.i .ost wild with enthusiasm. The Piince filighted at the City Hall where the militia fded off before him : and tliis occupied so much tiaie that it was not til! 103 — Loard seven o'clock thai llie Fifth Avenue Hotel was reached. This splendid hotel hail been leased aiul furnished by the City for the accommodatiou of the visitors. On the morrow the Prince visiled ihe University and received the address of its council from the hands of the Chancellor. The Aster Library, — containing 100,0(X) volume:*— the Cooper Institute and the Free Academy having been also visited, His Royal High- ness proceeded to the Central Park, where two young trees were planted. The royal party then partook of a dcjeimcr at Mayor VVooJs' villa, where many of the leadiiig citi/ens oi New York had met by invitation. 'J'he remaintler of the day was spent in a vis't to that well-known institute for the iii>o lionrs later the Prince opened the ball witli the lady of (Jovernor Morgan. A New Y^'ork poet who names all (he Prince's fair partners in the dance thus concludes his sonsx: — T'is now 11 ilream — the I'lnice's ball, Its' vanished glories one and ail, Tha sceni's of the fairy tales ; For Cinderella herself was there, And Harnum keeps for trial fair, The boantifal slipp^^r dcpcsited there, By His Highness the Prince of Wales. Conspicuous among the splendid decorations of the Academy of Music, in which this ball took place, were choice specimens of indigenous and exotic plants, representing the Flora of the world. The dresses were superb and a diamond seemed the only gem that <;ould pass muster that night. The day tbilowing, the Prince passed tiu-ough Broadway, and visited the establishment of Messrs. Ball ?ind Black, jt-welers ; the photographic gal lei y of Mr. Brady,— where His Royal Highness — 104 — sal ioi" his likeness, as did also the mernbors of tliu suiln — and Bar- num's Museum ; iiero the visitors h.id an opportunity of admiring all the real and bogus curiosities, without however seeing the ffreateet of tlie curiosities, — Banuinn himself, the incarnation of Yankee genius. As tlie prince of humbug was absent thny had to be content with a ramble through his dominions: his deputy did the honors on the occasion. The I'rince also called at tlie residence ot (Jen. vScott during the day. The firemen's torchlight procession proceeded in the evening to the Fifth Avenue Hotel ; as it approached Fifth Avenue innu- merable Roman caudles were lired, and electric lights, placed upon the engines, sent tlieir daz/ling rays in all directions ; the crowd, whicli was most eii'husiastlc, filled the sireetp, and every available space, — every window and even the rools of houses and public buildings were occupied. Never did the American metro- polis 'vitness such a .3ight. His Hoyal Highness watched the men filing off for an liour and a-half from the balcony, bowing in ack- nowJedgemeut to the acclamations each company sent forth as it passed the hotel. The Duke of Newcastle was also the recepient oi many marks of respect from the citizens. The following being Suntlay the Prince and suite attended Divine .Service in Trinity Church, where a prayer for Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Prince of Wales was read. The circum- stance will remind the reader of American history t!'at the pastor of the cluirch which occupied the site of the present edifice, wa« rned away by his flock during the Revolutionary war, for persist- g in offering the prayer for Ceorge III. turne in To give even an imperfect sketch of New York wouM require double the space filled by this little work, it will suffice to say that its population amounts to 800,000; to which may be added that of rJiooklyn and Willian.sburg— as these places are in reality but suburbs of the city — amounting 1o 300,000 more. Thus we see that it has a population nearly equal in number to that of all Lower Canada. In 1S59 the imports amounted to two hundred and twenty- nine millions, au'aiust two hundred and nine millions entered at all liie other ports of the republic durin^i the same period ; the exports were one hundred and seventeen millions, against two hundred and thirty nine millions for all the other ports. Thus it will also be seen that the commerce of New York is nearly equal to that of all the other towns put together. The number of copies issuing from the daily press is over three luuulred thousand ; among these pub- lications there are leu German, two French, two W^elsn, two Spa- nish, and one Italian newspapers. New York is a cosmopolitan city, wliere all races, religions, and languages are to be found, (lermaus lorm a considerable part of the population, and in certain parts of the city a knowledue of their language is almost indispensable. 'I'he French, Belgians, French ^ Jar- ring the of Id to Iclui - ior> — <-aiindiaiis, ami Swis.s speukiii'^ lliu Freiicli laiiLjtia;,fe arc .iboiU •K),000 ill iiumbur ; or equal to ttie poj^ulatiori ot Quebec twenty years ago. Mr. Woods says the Irish Catholics make up nearly one ha.f of tin? citizt-iin ; this assertion, liowever, appears to be hazar.led, ihoiifxh it is certain tiiat tlie adherents of any other de- nomination taken . eparately are not as numerous as those of the Church of Rome, sviiose Archbisliop, Dr. Ihisrhes,— an able and vigorous writer - is one of the aiikriowledired social and political powers of the metropolis. Our f.illow-countrymen of Freneli descent have formed a society called alter the patron saint of f.ower Canada, also an institute which has long been i)iesiikHl over by ihe well known voyager, iV' venerable M. Franchcre. Besides many religious iii>titiition> (d" learning — in''' "g those of the Jesuits, the iiiins of the Sacred Heart, an-' ,e Christian Brothers, — colleges, academies and independent .-chools, New York possesses 11'2 frtn; schools, with nii attendance of 1(58.828 pupils. The Prince leti New-Voik on the 15th October lor \Ve>t Point, where the military academy oi llie United States is situated. As- cending the river in the Ilarrul Lane the tourists enjoyed a fine view 0' the scenery of the Hudson, which is now seen llowing between high and steep banks of rock, known as tlie Patissades, then winding its way auinn^- liigh mountains whose sides are clo- thed in a forest as impenetrable in appearance as it was ot yore, when the Indian's bark canoe alone stemmed the tide of the noble liver. Autumn, which for a few weeks imparts to our torests hues of gold and scarlet, had alrer '■> touched the hilts, and left the impress of her resistless charms. The Prince and suite arrived at West Point at onr; o'clock p.m., and were received on the whari by Col. Delalield, the officer commanding, accompanied by hi.s srtafTand an escort of cavnlry. West Point h. famed in the history ot ttie Uiiiteil States as tiie place in which Arnolil concocted his scheme of treason ; and Tar- rytown, where Major Andre was taken and executed, is situated in the vicinity. The military school was founded in \9)(Yl. The ex- penses attending the education of tlie students, who receive the designation of Cadetn, are borne by the Stale. Five years are devoted to study, after which they are bound to serve in the army of the Republic for a term of at least eight years : the nuijority, how- ever, remain in the service altogether. The Catlets numbermg generally about 'U)0, form a well dTsciplined corps, which tlie Prince reviewed on this occasion. The site of this school is a most pic- turesque one, and tiie scienlilic knowledge here impaited enjoys the reputation of being of a liigh order. The following day the noble visitors went on board the Daniel Drew, — a very fast'steamer, said to n;n at a speed of twenty-two jv^^^ •'>-* -"'^fw.T'*'*''m>H^- ^ J! -• 10«) — miles :iii liuur,— ainl (.•oiitiimoil theii voyac-o up the liver; en the way lUey pussml Sumtynidr, the hite icsiJence of Washincton Irving, uiul Sleep]/ Hollow, iho s|inl where the p;real narrator laid the isceue of his " Headless llor>etnaii." T!ie Prince m;ule a shorl >tav at Alltaiiy, which, as otir readers know, is the ciij)ital of the State ot New Yoik. 'I'lie Mayor and authorities weleomed the \ ifJitors, ami led them to the Town Hall, and afterwards to the I'apitol, '•luM'e (iovcrnor Morgan pre,>. Albany was formerly called Oran::e, and is liie olilest town in the United States after Jamestown ; it was fonmled by Dutch sel- lers — two years after the tonndinir of Qnebec— who jjave it the name of Oran^je in honor ot iht; prince then iifovernin^- the Nether- lands. (l)'rhe first Enropean vessel that ascended the Hndson to the place where Albany now -lanils was the / la If Moon, commdiW- tled by ('apt. llendrik Hntlsoii, whose name the river bears. He arrived there in September 1609, havin-j .spent two weeks in bailing from Manhattan Island or New Vork. In ItlilO, a rich merchant of Amsterdam, called Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, accpiircd from tiie Indians a wicle tract of conntry, lyiny on the west bank of the Hudson and artuuid Fort Orange, to which he sent arti/.ans and agricultnrists as settlers. He established this domain as a princi- pality under the name of Rensselaerwyck, and the revenues which his descendants still collect have eansed much trouble and given rise to many lawsuits. When the Dutch colony was transferred to the British Croun, in HJ64, the rights and privileges of the Rens- selaer famil}' \vtM(5 confirmed, witii the evception of the right of sovereignty; and Iwirt Orange was named Albany, after the Duke of York and Albany, who succeeded to the tliroiH) as James 11. Albany is very pmud of her early history which has been brought into notice by the labors of Dr. O'Cailagban and several others. The Doctor, svho eiited t' j Montreal Vindicator, and who was forced to fly from Canada on aoconnt oi the insnrr(M'tion, in 1837, published a history of the State of New Vork (History of the. New Nethtrlanda) some time ago. and is now engaged in superintend- ing the publication ot inleresiinn- memoirs of the history of Ame- rica — including Canada — np.ilertaken by the State. The library of the Capitol contains about 30,000 volumes, among which are many works of great value. The population of Albany was5,349in 1800; it had increased to 24,'23S in 1830, and it is now about 65,000. There are about fifty churches ol all denominatiors: the most remarkable among them is tlie catliedral of the Immaculate Con- ception, built of a recklish-brown sandstone, and one of the largest ciiurches in the Union. (1) The most ancient towns founded by Europenns in North America are: Jamestown, in Virginia, foanded iu 1 GOT by Captain John Smith and Bartholomew Gosnold ; Quebec, founded in 1608 by Champkin •, and Albanv. founded in 1010. ' i i — 107 — Tlie Erie catial, ami six ruilroails, which iuivo ihoir lerniim here, make of the town an important and flonri>liinfr conimrrcial centre ; and among her citi/fiii many wealthy mtjn are to be fonnd. The social circles of Albany are not surpassed elsewhere in learn- ing or manners. Besides iho slate library and mns(Mim there are several scientific institutions, a college, a female academy, and a normal school. The geological museum, nruler the direction ol the celebrated Professor Hall, and Dudley's Observatory— iounded by the widow of a rich citizen of that name — advance Albany to the foremost rank in science among the cities of America. On the following ilay the Prince took his departure by railwa> for IJoftton, and en route .•^aw the Cohoes Falls, wliich are famed for their beauty. At every station, and espocialiy at Springfield and Worcester, '.he population as>embleil in iricat niinibeis and cheered the royal cortege most eiitlin-iasticaily. On the evening of the 17lh October the Prince aligliled at l-(Migwood, a suburb of Boston, where liis Royal Highiiess was received by the Mayor, Mr. Lincoln, and some of the principal citizens, and conducted to the Keveie House, 'i'lie enthusiasm of tlie Xew N'orkers was equalled by that of the Bosionians, ami the same good taste and orderly conduct marked both receptions. The London Tiiiies^ correspondent says thiil he observed for tlie first time evident marks of great lassitude in the courageous young traveller; indeed it must be acknowleilged tin.' cause was amply sufficient. Yet His Royal Highness salup late to witness a pro- cession of tlie partizans of Me.-t survivor of the IJattle (d Bunker Hill, Ralph Farnham, who is 105 years of of ago, and enjoys all his mental faculties and physical activity to a degree seldom found even in an octogenarian. This vettnan served throughout the Re- volutionary War, and was present at Saratoga when General Bur- goyne sui rendered. He now came accom()anied by his ilaugliter, and w.is warmly welcomed by the great-grandson of the sovereign against who.se troops he iiad fought. The Prince, the Duke of Newcastle and the olliceis in the suite, in full uniform, reviewetl the divers militia corps of Boston, num- bering in all about 3000 men. There was in the line a regiment with a uniform similar to that worn by the British soldiers at the time Woife fought under the ramparts of Quebec. Tlie review being terminated, all these troops, besides an im- mense multitude, escorted the Piince to the ""'tate House, where a lunch had been prepared. If was in State Street that the (soldiers I r — 108 — of (]eoi;i;e III. finul tor tlic first time upon the ccdoiiisits, anil then began the struggle Nvliich waa protliictive of such important reHults. At live in the afternoon, a concert wa.H given in the Munic Hull by the children of iho schools, who mood in a kind of amphitheatre, and nnml)ored about 1,'2()(), the majority being girls, dressed in white. Among the diverrt composition.s sung was the following, from the pen of Wendall Holme*, a Hoston lilleraleiir.—\fhicti we cannot ke. p from our readers :— Cod lilosa our Father's lund, Keep her in licivrl and Imiid One with our own ! From all her foes defnud, I'.c hf'v brave people's friend, Un tU Iier rcalmg descond. Protect her throne ! Father, in loving care, Guard Then lier kingdom's lieir, (tuide all bi3 ways ; Thine arm lii3 sludter be I'rom harm by land or sea, Hid storm and danger fleo, Prolong his days ! Lord, let war's tempest cease, Fold the whole earth in peace Under thy wings. Make nil thy nations one, All hearts beneath the sun, Till Thou shftlt reijin alone Great King of Kings ! The day's proceedings ended witli a ball at the theatre, which his Royal Highness opened with Mrs. Lincoln, the lady of the Mayor. Among the decorations was a painting of Windsor Ca«tle, arranged so as to produce a perfect optical illusion. On the mor- row the Prince visited Harvard College, at Cambridge, Bunk'M' Hill monument and Auburn Cemetery, where H. R. H. planted two trees. The divers literary institutions and public libraries were next visited, after which the Prince did Mr. liincoln, the Mayor, the honor of a visit. In common with many institutions of learning Harvard College had a very humble origin. In 1636, six years after the arrival of English settlers in that place, the Court of the little colony granted 400/. for the establishment of a school or college, which was to be built at Newton, — a place soon after called Cambridge in honor oi the English University. The original sum had been increased by a legacy of 700/. left by Rev. John Harvard, himself a graduate of Cambridge, and with ihis capital the institution, now so celebrated, - 109 - was loun(ied.()t Uu! 70(M) piratlualeb— iiiclLiiling most of iht* Ame- rican colf'brities — wlio obi.ilned dogreei siiiccj the opening of the college, 2600 are Ktill living. The Frinco was lecoivcMl by I're.siilunl l-'ollon, wlioprest'iited the Kx-PresidentR Quincy, Nparks, \Vinthrf)p and Walker, the Hon. Charles Jr'umner, and I)i. Wiiidall Holmes, who, with the orator Everett and the learned prolessors ol the University, formed a brilliant galaxy ot talent. The visitors were led throujrh the li- braries, the Aga«6i/ Mnst.Mim, the Observatory, the courts and the gardens,— wiiere '« Anld Lan^r Syne" was siui;; by the students — and returning to the y;reat iiall, partook ol' a eollation. Here — Kays an American ehronieler-they were entertained with a chit-chat about the good old town ol Bo»tr)n and its good old times. Boston has some very ohi builditiajs and a host ol historical re- miniscences Fonntled Ijy John Winthrop and his companions iii 1630, its antitjuity it- less than that of Quebec iUH\ «ioiiiewhal greater than that of Montreal. In the year IG'Jo William HIaekstone, a clergyman of the Oliurrh of England, (ixeil his habitation where the city now stands, and it was at his instance that Winthrop left Charleston to settle there. The tirsl name given to the Alliens of America was Mushauwomitk, ; i '.iniian word which, according to Mr. Drake, signifies a ;j/acf ■•noccupied ; it was soon alter cal- led Tremont or Trimountain, on account of three hills on which it is built — a name now borne by one of its principal hotels ; — at last the name which it still retains was bestowed upon it after a town of Lincolnshire. The population in 1764, was 15,520 inha- bitants ; in 1800 it was 24,000; in 1820 it had increased to 4.^,000 ; and in 1840 it had reached to 93,000 ; it is now 170,000. Boston has ever been the centre of activity in New England, her Kons acted a conspicuous jiart in all the wars waged against Cana- da ; and called loudly for the conques* of New France even while they assumed a hostile attitude towards the Mother Country ; — hence the name liostonais with which our hahitans invest all Anglo-Americans, and sometimes even Euelishmen. Her? was the standard of revolution first raised, and here also was the tea destroyed on which an Imperial tax hatl been laid, and the war with England commenced. Among the cities of the Northern Staiep, Boston by its commerce holds the second place, and the first by its society, its literary institutions and the distinguished men of letters and science it has produced. In less than lifiy years after the founding of this town its vessels were met, not onl)- in all the principal ports of Continental Europe, but in those of the Ca- naries, on the coasts of Africa, and of Madagascar. The imports nowt.. ojnt to nearly $50,000,000, anmque itjruiinU. was then apprenticed to his brother; and at tlie age of sixteen wrote for the Courant, of which, he ultimately became the editor. There are now 117 publications issued in Boston, including 9 daily journals and 49 periodicals. Among the latter the North American Review and the Atlantic Monthly enjoy great reputation. The schools of the city, and intleed of all Massachusetts, are in a high state of efficiency : the legislation of this State upon public educa- tion has serveil as a model to Upper Canada; and in the system adopted in the Lower section of tlie Province we lind much that is borrowed from the same souice. There are two colleges, a nor- mal school, an institute for the blind, and another for idiots, under the direction of Dr. Howe, wliich is spoken of very highly; eight grammar schools, and 211 elementaiy schools attended by 25,000 children. We ahso fiiid in the town very extensive public libraries, — that of the Athenaeum, having a gallery of statues and paintings attached, is the most considerable ; it contains 70,000 volumes. Many fine churches and other ediiices adorn the streels; b>il the historical souvenirs which belong to Faneuil Hall and the old State House give them the greatest claim upon the attention of the stranger. If we may be uermiited here to express our personal feelings we must say that we have always felt more pleasure while visiting Boston and Albany, than the other cities ol the Republic which we have seen ; indeed we felt more at home in Boston or Albany, than in some of the Upper Canadian towns ; and we may add that we never left them without regret The spectacle of great commercial activity, with the material prosperity that follows in its train, is not always sufFtcient to convey pleasurable emotions to the mind ; nor will streets most carefully laid out and lined with elegant and re- (1) "We arc indepted for this, aed much of the foregoing information to the iVew Jnwican Cydopadia, by Messrs, Dawes and Ripley, published by Appleton and Co. i in — .yular buildings do it ifu ccrliiiii pictiiies((ue beuiily ha wanting. Where everything is new,— wliere no monument marks tiie lapse of time, nothing speaks long to the imHgiiiatiou, and the interest ol the beholder is confint'd lo the present. Though Boston may well be pioud oi many liistoiical events, yet others are far trom rellecting hon(n- upon her name. A spirit ol" intolerance and of persecution seems notio have been incompatible with a love of freedom and independence— but of this the world has furnished other instances. The I'urilans who had expatriated them- ves for the love of their religion, banished all who held hetero<.lo\ doctrines; and in 1651, Mrs. Anre ITibbins, a relative of Governor Bellingham, was hangeil as a witch. Many other persons were accused of the same crimti ; especially about the year It)9'2, when much popular excitement prevailed jigamsl sorcery. The celebrat- ed Dr. Cotton Mather, a gratluale of Harvard who on st;veral oc- casions was very near being elected its piesideni, and who>e the- ological and scientitic works Franklin much admired. pnbli.-.Iietl several essays against witchcraft, and is responsible for a heavv .share of the odionn cruelties perpetrated at that period. And more recently the burning of a convent gave evidence of a lurking fa- naticism among a certain class of lun- population. This city was the last in the United States visited by the Prince and his retinue, for to the great disappointment o( the citizens of Portland, the royal party only passed through that town on their way to the IlerOf which, with the other vessels of the squadron, had been awaiting their arrival for some days in the harbor. The Prince reached I'ortland at two in the afternoon of the 2(Hh October, and was received by the militia and the entire population of the town and its environs, assembled at the railway station. All regretted the early departure of Flis Royal Highness ; but as the most exact punctuality had been observed throughout the tour and as it had been aimounced tiiat the embarcation would take place at 3 p. tn. of that day, his Royal Highness and the Duke of Newcastle de- termined not to deviate l>om their settled purpose, although the act would have given much p'easure to a people who are clo.sely allied to Canada. Here were met the Canadian Premier, the Commis- sioner of Public Works, the Mayoi of Montreal, and many distin- guished personages from the other colonies, who had come to pay their ret^pects to the illustrious visitor. The Prince was conducteil by the Alayor and leading citizen.sof Portland through the well decorated and crowded streets, lo the Victoria Wharf, when his Royal Highness embarked in one of the Heroes boats, and proceeded to that vessel amidst the vociferous huzzas of as-sembled thousands, the ch«.srs ofthe sailors who man- ned the yards, and repeated peals of artillery frori the batteries, the cannons of the royal squadron, and those of Admiral Milne's. The royal standard was then unfurled and announced the arrival of — 112 — i the Heir Ap|5arent oil board the Hero. After a tow moments ot' silence, a single gun gave the si'jjnal to weigh anchor, and ere this last voice ceased to echo the ovaiions Albert Edward had received on the American coutinenf, the Hero, Arwdne, and Flying Fi^i were on their way. XIU. RETURN TO EUROI'E. The voyage home was long and disagreeable, and was attended with even more danger than vessels usnally incur at that some- what advanced season. It lasted twenty-four days, during witich the Hero and Ariadne sailed in company,— the latter often towing the former whose sailing qualities and steam power are much in- ferior ; — endless fogs in which each vessel lost sight of her consort, were encountered, — often accompanied by dead calms that greatly impeded the progress of the voyagers, as the stock of coal was short and had to be reserved for the English coast where a prevalence of head winds was expected. When half the distance had beea accomplished, the ships were overtaken by heavy squalls and kdow storms, during one of which the Hero lost several spars and sails, and wap separated for a day from her consort. It anpears the temp- est had driven the royal ship far in advance while the Ariadne had gone to seek her in an opposite direction. Great was the joy of ail on board when the two good ships espied each other, for mucn anxiety had been felt by Capt. Vansittart ami his officers concern- ing the fate of the Hero and her noble passengers. As it had been anticipated, contrary winds and want of fuel delayed the vessels for several days at the entrance of the Chan- nel ; all the fresh provisions had been consumed, and every one on board had to be content witii the usual sailor's fare, until at last a fair wind enabled them to proceed. On the 15th November, a rocket sent up by the Ariddne, as a signal to her campanion, was answered by the Himalaya, which Her Majesty uneasy at the prolonged absence of the squadron, had despatched to meet hei beloved son. At 10 o'clock a.m. the vessels dropt theii anchors in Plymouth Harbor. Upon landing, the Prince received the congra- tulatory addresses of the town of Plymouth and the county of De- von, and at noon took the train and was soon at Windsor, where Princ9 Albert awaited his arrival. ii\ 8 of bis ved — 113 ilV. CONCLUSION. From the 23rtl July to the 20th October, bning a little over tlnee rnonths, the Prince ot Wales visiteil the fiO\\er Provinces, Canada, and the Western and Northern States ot America, j)as8in::f over 6000 miles of roads. This simple statement oltiie number of miles taken in conneclioii with the lime in which Ihey were performed, might have certainly astonished the ancient >now-s/i()eing pere<;ri- nators of the country, and is deservinjz our own attention. Ikit Mie British Lmpire, with her coloniet*, and al.so the United State-, saw in this visit matter of more mornenl than a mere tciil of loco- motion. The historical ties which bind us to^rethcr iiave been strongly developed on this occasion, as j^lainly show the great num- ber of addresses and harangues laiil I'efore onr readers and which we could not here recapitulate without presuming too much on their good nature ; but we may be permitted to say we incline to the belief that the visit of the Heir Apparent to this continent, at a time the colonies had attained so high a degree ot importance and when the American Republic was on the eve of being over- taken by calamities so long portended, was prompted by an unseen Providence. Whatever fate may befall America amid the many changes which the world is undergoing, the young Prince when called upon to reign over so great a part of this continent, will bring to the task that correct knowledge which can only be obtained through a personal acquaintance with the countiy and its inhabitants. We even cherish the hope that the people inhabiting the shores of tho St. Lawrence, who, after having heroically resisted the armies of H. R. H.'s ancestors, and since, on two dif- ferent occasions, fought under the British flag with the same courage and fidelity, may have left in the mind of the Prmce an impression not altogether unfavorable ; we believe, on the con- trary, that His Royal Highness will long remember the spectacle and look upon it as a sweet and excellent picture of happiness, honesty, intelligence, peaceful industry, and modest but sincere devotion. Again, a country is not to be governed by Ooctruies purely metaphysical, and power needs to imprint in the popular mind an image loved and venerated by all. The British sceptre could not have been better represented than by the brilliant and graceful visitor whosa presence among us will be long remembered. o i' 1 i ''f ■ ;p at , .". t f-i ri^ ■ 1 i :■ ft 'H' |L y ^PPEI^DIX i.'i li A P P E N I) I X I»ODE3'r3FL'ir. ON THE VISIT OF TllK PRINCE OF WALES TO BRITISH AMERICA. Montreal, '{7th August, 18C0. To the Editor uf the xMunfreul Gazette : Sir,— I send a " Prize Poem," written by Mr. Jolm Burton, one of the " first year's" students in tlie class of English Lit. in the University of McGill College. Among tlie many dtmonstrations of loyalty &.ii joy with which the jiress teems, you may, perhaps, think Ibe publicatioQ of this juvenile production not inopportune. I am, My dear sir, Your obed'L serv't, William T. Lhack, With joy we welcome to our forest shores, The son of Britain's well-beloved Queen, That Queen upon whose head our Maker pours His choicest blessings, round whose brow serene The gems of virtue shine ; of heavenly birth, They pale the crowns of earth. We hail thee from fair Freedom's favored land, By slavery's heartless, crimson foot untrod ; Where black and white holds each within his liand, That priceless boon, freedom to worship God ; No fetters there, for all its sons are free As its encircling sea. We hail in thee the British heart of oak, Which shrinks not from the dangers of the main, Fair promise that thy people ne'er the stroke Of hostile foes shall feel, nor shall the chain Which tyrants forge e'er curse onr happy land, 'Neath thy prc'ecting liand. — 11 — The great upheavings of the mighty deep Appal thee not, but o'er its stormy wave (Which monns tiie requiem of those who sleop Within its marble dei)tiia,) f'eiirioss and brave Thou comest, whilst in tiie gallant breeze floats free The flag of Liberty— That meteor flag of England which has braved Oppression, storm, and brightly to this hour, Still burns a beacon light ; who would be saved The gull and wormwood of dark slavery's power, Of liberty and riglit will find no lack. Where waves the " Union Jack." No mighty tiiumplis dost Ihon come to grace. Of victory, stained full deep in human gore ; Far nobler trophies, — worthier of our race, Have stretched their iron band from shore to shore, O'er that broad river's flood : see l^ritain's noble son, Tlie bloodlcji victory won ! A triumph worthy of the youlbfid days Of Canada, which to a fruitful field From Forests dense has grown ; the pathless ways, Where roved the wolf and wandering deer, now yield The yellow waving corn, and cities rise Before our wondering eyes. And still fair Piince, these triumphs we have won, Beneath the fostering care of that great land. Upon whose wide spread realms the tireless sun Ne'er sets ; and from her open bounteous hand Have we received our language, energy And all that makes us free. U I i Then doubly welcome from our fatherland. Art thou, loved Prince of England's Royal line ; E'en now awaits thy coming on the strand, A youthful nation's love, which still shall shine A rising star, noi less 'midst winter snow Or forest gloom shall glow. A love, great Prince, on which thoi. mayest repose, Should storms assail the Briton's sea girt isle ; Her friends our friends shall be, her foes our foes, Her troubles will we share, and pray the smile Of heaven may rest upon her happy shore. Now, and for evermore. All hail Victoria's son, our princely guest. Live, England's glory, and the pride of earth. May those bright virtues glow within thy breast Which deck the life of her who gave thee birth, With lovely radiance, and their light shall last When earthly thrones are pa^t. Ill Whilst thee we welcome to our forest home, We own the gracious band and nuarditMn power, Of Him, from whom our life and blessing come, And who has placed us in auspicious hour. Beneath the sway, benignant and serene, Of England'.^ spotless Queen. Long may slie rule in peace, and when at length, Her star, still rising in meridian light Of heavenly day, is lost ; tliou girt with strength Of God's approving smile, rule strong in right Thy spacious realni'^, and on tiiy diadem Our Canada shall shine tlie brightest gem, And give fi'sh lustre to thy lofty praise, Through never ending days. John Burtox. THE PRINCE OF WALES. What tidings from the sea-girt isle, of joy or hope or fear, Of war or wit, of woman's worth, or manhood's proud career .' What of the ancient fatherland ? what of our sovereign dear ? Not to the numbers of the bard, or sage's lifebought lore. Not to the Senate's vexed debate, or the cannon's angry roar, Not to the paeans of the great, or the groans at Dives' door. Not to these are ye to listen, nor these the talcs we brinj.', Haste! bid the bells of tower and keep a royal welcome ring, A welcome to the blue eyed b^v who yet may be a king ! Yes '. ring a royal welcome as befits a royal guest. Ring out bold bells to the free skies of a'l your chimes the best For him who holds Hewelyn's land who be^rs the plumed crest. loyal hands and loving lips, a welcome loud and long, And greet the darling of our hearts witli mirth and dance and song, Ay, bring the ivy-crowned cup, let who will say 'tis wrong. For never since Jacques Cartier the Heur-de-lys unfurled. And bade the Bourbon lilies bloom "mid the wilds of the new world, Has guest so loved e'er tro 1 th? soil where the wigwam's smoke then [curled. Then a hearty cheer for the giUant ship that brought him o'er the sea, Three cheers for every belted knight that bears iiim oompanie. But three times three for tl. ■ lady bright that nursed him on her knee. And a benlson on the fair younii' head that y.-t shall wear a crown, Ijight may it rest on that white l>row, tho>e locks so comely brown. Long be it ere a silver thread streaks their soft lengths adown. No common lot, no common cares, and life so soon began, Remember this in after years wh^n we his actions scan. And think how well we loved tlie bo\ before we blame the man. — IV — Ye who have heard his gentle voice, have loolced upon his face, All ye who have a kindly wish for tJnaluiidVs royal race, Bear him upon your heart ofhearts np to tiie Throne of Grace. maideaa in your orisons, remember him lo-iiiglit, men who never knelt to man, kneel to the King of Might, Pray Him to guide our youthful Prince in His ways just and right. Ann(|. Montreal, Aufiast 30, 1860. MY FATHER'S LAND. (1) God bless our Father's I p.nd. Keep her in heart and hand Onu witii our own ! From all her fues defend, Be htr brave people's friend. On all iier realms descend. Protect h.^r throne ! Father, in loving care, Guard Thou her kingdom's heir, Guide all his ways ; Thine arm his shelter be From harm by land or sea, Bid storm and danger flee, Prolong his days ! Lord, let war's tempest cease. Fold the whole earlb in peace Under thy wings. Make all thy nations one, All hearts beneath the sun, Till Thou shall reign alone Great King of Kings! A LA CLAIRE FONTAINE Holmes. The following is a translation of the Song of the French Canadians referred to in the narratives of tlie Saguenay Excursion of H. R. H., the Prince of Wales : — As by the crystal fount I strayed. On which the dancing moonbeams played, The water seemed so clear and bright, I loved thet from the hour we met. And never can that love forget. (l)These stanzas, by O.W. Holmes, were sung by a thousand girls at the Winthrop School, Boston, on the occasion of the Prince's visit, to the air of " God Bave the Queen." Tho water Bccmcd so clciir and bright, I bathed myself in its cleliglit ; Tlie nightingale Rbovc my h^ad As sweet a stream of music shed. I loved thee from tlio hour we met, And never can that love forget. The nighiingale above my head, As sweet u stream of music shed. Sing, niglitingale ! thy hetirt is glad ! But I could weep, furniiue ia sad ! I loved thee from the hour we met, And never can that love forget. Sing, nithtingale : thy heart is glad ! But I could weep, for mine is sad ! For I have lost my lady fair, And she has left luc to despair! I loved thee from the hour uic met, And never can tluit love forget. For I have lost my lady fair, And she has left mo to despair, For that I gave not, wiien she spoke, The rose that from its tree I broke. I loved thee from tl\e hour we met. And never can that love forget. For that I gave not when she spoke, The rose that from its tree I broke ; 1 wish the rose were on its tree. And my beloved again with me 1 I loved thee from the hour we met, And never can that love forget. BEFORE THE GRAVE OF WASHINGTON. The soft rays of the autumn sun Fell goldeuly on land and wave, Touching with holy light the grave That holds the dust of Washington. A sacred Presence brooded round, A halo of divinest Hame ; The memory of the mighty name That makes Mount Vernon hallowed ground! A stately silent group was there— The nation's Ruler crowned with years, And England's Prince amid his peers, Uncovered in the reverent air ! -_ VI — IJenciith till' olil (inccstrnl trcca Tliry wrtlkt'tl togotlior s'ulu Uy didc, III sun iiuil similow, close-alliciJ, Linked in tlic lifippy bands of I'eace. Two friendly nations met in iliom, Two nullity nations, one of old, Ca^t in the smue jj;igftnlic mould, Shoots from the sturdy Saxon Stem. Tliey gathered roiind his holy dust. Tlie wisest of the n .iny wise That shaped o'lr early vlestinief, And fought our haltles, sternly just. And ;hing like bright gci.is And shoutg awake the echoes of the Thames : AVhilst now bihold in Royal pomp arrayed. Approach a gay and noble cavalcade, Fiery chargers arching necks of pride ; Flags, banners, standards fluating on each side : Drum, Truiin \ blending in one martial peal, That iills each Irobbing heart with ardent zeal. London is all astir — like a stream the crowd Follow the Prince with cheers and clamour loud .*1 ~ VII — Tlie Prince wlm goej to meet 'nealli alrnnger ikioi. Subjects bouii'l to him ^<\ Lovo'g closest ties. The Royal mother now hu9 said Farewell With tearful eyes to the Hon she loves so well. Striving; to banish tear of winds, ami waves, And storuia that sliimbor in old Oceun'a cavei : Ah, calm eucii nnxioiisi four illuntiion^ One ! Saio is the bark that bears thy pcalluni Son, Too many prayers for him and tliee arise, On Albion's sliorea I'nd 'neatli (auiadian skies! Again the cannon's (leuAMiinp roar is heard ; The vegsel's plitteriii;,' sails are slowly stirred, Poised on tlie wave sl\e spreads the snow while f'jids, As if rejoiciiif; in the priceless fieight she holds. Fair winds nud -unsliiue mark her onward course, Neptune restrains the rising tempest's force, Longing we wait lo gaze on that young noble brc»v, All ! our Iiofics are crowned and lif is witii us now. Tin; AimiVAi.. Cliorus :— All hail old En^lnnd's Hope and Pride, Destined to wear (jne day earth's fairest diadem, Thou who liast loft thy home's dear tie To glad thy people with tliy presence new to them. Hail! Child of Hope and Victory, Coming to greet us even on our household earth, Uniting in tiiyself Royalty's splendor to that of modest wortli. A voice: — At Ihino approach our woods and ulem Have put ou their brightest bloom : Our Mountains cr^t crowned witii hoar frost A richer green assume : The winds of summer on their wings Bring a fragrance y«t more sweet And in humble cot and b rdly h.ime All hearts with plca.sure beat. From mid their leafy summer liaunts Where airy zephyrs, wild flowers woo, The birds their silvery notes awake As if to bid thee welcome too. Recit, — We hope great Prince that tlioii wilt find Thy New-World Empire worthy of thy sway, And tliy coiuin;^' will give us heart For ereater things to strive e.'uii day. d voice:—- TIiou hast seen tho ma.-?3ive bridge That our lubour has patient raised ; Ah! repaid for our toil will we amjily If by word from thee, 'lis praised. Lord of our noble river wide, Silent it stands in stately pride, Mid waters cluiling on every side. — Vlll As firmly baaed the massive parts, As thou art throned in thy people's hetirts. PRAYER. Choru<;-— Thou who placeat the sceptre in the hands of Kings, Great Lord whom we ])raise, Of our Y'ouiig Prince, so well — so justly loved, Guard Thou the days ! A mother's bopf is he, Pride and shield of a nation free, Father! grant then that he may be Worthy his lofty and his noble state, And the honours high that on him wail. Recti, — Up even to Heaven's starry domes, Its messengers doth bear Upon their wings to the King of Kings Our incense and our prayer. Chorus of Soldiers :- War drums and trumpets, Raise your Martial voice. Your loud and stirring notes Make our hearts rejoice. Bind with bright garlands Every biidle rein, Fling wide our banners, Free from dishonour's stain. AVell foes may tremble, Our standard floats above, We march to do them battle For Queen and Pri-.ce we love. PART SECOND. THE AWAKENINO AND RRTURN. Recit . — Like a mourner weeping nigh a mausoleum^ Canada in darkness lays obscure unkown ; Emerging from that torpor deep, at length] She wakes, anl the world admires her young strength.' lone, J m I 1 II ; I ' i M 1 1 Chorus ofyounq girlds: — Come let us gather, Roses and flowers, (llit'ring with dew drops, From gardens and bowers ; Let childhood's small hands, Fair blossoms cull. Branches of eglantine, Weave them in garlands. Thus well evince, On this day of joy, Our love for our prince. 11 IX DIALOGUE. First voice :— Rude huts on a bleak wild strand, Such was once our native land, ^acond voice :— Now harvests of golden grain Enrich vale, hill side and plain. Fint zoice .— Neath her dreary icy shroud nature pulseless lay. .Second voice .—A robe of emerald vrrdure she wears to day Mnt voice :— Once the silence of the tomb reigned all around, Second voice :- Now sunny hamlets through cr land abound. Both voices .— Like Zion, Prince, from out the dust, Has risen our city fair. With giant steps has she advanced, Neath Albion's fostering care : _ Onward her march— to greater things Will she aspire and aim each day. E'er to become more worthy of Thine and Victoria'b sway. Recil —Defying ©ur foes and the tempest's fierce might, Proudly our standard lloats out from its height. Like an oak in the midst of our forests po wide, It may bend but t'will rise in still stattlicr pride. SEXTUOR. Here where once forests raised tlieir summits to the skies, As if bv magic power, cities, towns arise ; , ,. ,„,i Xnd in l™ne%lains where m'an's foot the grass ne'er stirred, The reaner's joyous song, harvest home is now heard. On returning to our Queen, Some kindly words of us thou'lt say, Thou'lt tell her how we have prospered n«atn, And how we class her wi«e just sway. Recit — Already the trumpet's voice Sends forth on the air its echoing swell, It may sadden but not rejoice. We must part from the Prince we love so we. I, Let us join our voices to say I' arewell. FINAL CHORUS. Farewell, oh noble Sou of our illustrious Queen, May thy heart's motto ever be, ThvJ^;rr;;i^S^le.edasi^..hasbeen. And inay our loyal love's deep store Win thee back to our land once more 1 Farewell, great Prince, until we meet again ! w ;,1i Addresses presented to H. R. H. by Educational Institutions. ADDRESS OK THE I, AVAL UNIVERSITY, QUEBEC. "3/a// it Please Your Royal Highness, — It is with feelings of the greatest respect that the members of the Laval University teg leave to lay at the feet of your Royal Highness their homage and the expres- sion of their gratitude. They are happy to see within their walls the Heir apparent of a vast empire, the eldest son of a noble Queen, Avhose domestic and public virtues the worh^ acknowledges and loudly proclaims, — the worthy representr.tive of that gracious Queen, to whom this University is indebted for the charter of its erection. Charged Avith the mission of receiving in the name of our august Sovereign the homage of her faithful subjects, Your Royal Highness will, we fondly liope, deign to accept the expressions of deep grati ude with which we are filled towards Her Majesty. " Actuated by tliis feeling, we pray your Royal Highness to believe that the Professors and Alumni of this institution will make it their constant endeavor to prove themselves worthy of the royal favor. " This the lirst and only French Canadian University thus honored with the Royal protection, will be a lasting monument of the desire of Her Majesty to provide for the liappincss of all Her subjects, whUo it will lorm a new tie between their fellow-subjects of French origin and the motlier country, to whose care we have been committed by Divine Providence. "It is true that unlike the Alm.v-Mater of Oxford, where your Royal Highness has been pleased to matriculate, our existence cannot be counted by centuries. Our Alumni are few. Our libraries and collec- tions offer nothing to excite the curiosity of your Royal Highness, ac- customed to visit tlie antique institutions of Europe. Our beginning is humble. Our hopes are in the future. *' We trust in tlie future destinies of the colony which, under the pro- tection of England other countries " We trust in the future of that glorious metropolis whose influence is so weighty in controlling the destinies of the civilized world. "We place our trust in the oroiection and justice of that august Queen to whom we are indebted for so signal a mark of benevolence. " We alsu place our trust in the young Prince v/liom Providence will call one day to give on the throne the example of all those Royal vir- tues he has inherited from the most gracious of Sovereigns — the noblest of mothers." This addre.ss was answered at the same time as that presented by the Roman Catliolic Bishops of Canada, and by the .same reply. The Prince said : " To you, gentlemen, who are engaged within the walls of this buil- ding, in the education of the youth of the country, I also tender my thanks. 1 trust your University may continue to prosper, and that in future years its sons may look upon tiie davs they have spent under your instruction with the same gratitude and sense of benelits they havo enjoyed, as I and others feel towards the more ancient institutions of my own land." , is in the enjoyment of peace and abundance, whilst are distracted by violent convulsions. — XI — ADDRESS OK THE I.AD1E3 OK TUB UHSVLINE CONVENT AT (QUEBEC " May it please Your Royal Highness .-—The Ursiiline X11113 will always regard as II aignallionor the visit of your Royal Highness to their ai:- cietit convent, and humbly ask that ihey may be allowed to lay at your feet in a solemn manner their homage of respect and devotion. Although they live in cloisters, they are indifferent to nofliing which is of interest to their country. Thi-y have always been amongst the most thankful and faithful of Her Majesty s subjects in British ^Vnu-rica. How, then, should they not })artake of the public joy on the occasion of the felicitous arrival of your Royal Highness in this Province. Twice al- ready have Princes of the Royal House of Brunswick visited this country, and, when here, this most ancient educational eslabiishment in British America; and the annals of the Convent mention these events with happiness, as being of good omen. With what enthusiasm shall we then not add to these illustrious names Albert Edward, Piince of Wales. " it would be useless to try to repent now Avhat rumor says of the goodness of your Royal Highness, and of all the otiier qualities which will entitle you one day to sit upon one of the grandest thrones of the universe, but the Ursuline Nuns will endeavor to preserve intact, and to transmit to their successors the remembrances and impressions of this gracious visit. May Heaven continue to shower favors on o\ir august Sovereign, and may tiii prove a blessing to your people, and after a long and happy reign on earth, be brought to wear a crown of immortal glory in a higher state of existence AYLMEK, President of the Corporation, JOHN TIIORBIIHN, Esq., Principal, D. FALLOON, D. U.. Professor, R. N. WEBJ5ER, M. D., Professor JOHN H. GRAHAM, A. M-, Professor and Sec. of the C St. Francis College, Richmond, C. E., August, IStiO. L'XIVKnSITV OK TRINITY COLLf:(iE. After the presentations at the levee, on Saturday morning, the following address was presented to liis Royal Highness: " May it please your Royal Highness, — We, the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Trinity College, Torontf, beg to express to your Royal Highness our heartfelt congratulations on the occation of your visit to this Province ami our grateful sense of the kindly interest which you have thus discovered in tho welfare of the colony. While we gladly recognize tiie many obligations unilcr which we lie, in common with all our fellow-subjects in this province, to loyal attachment to the Throne of Great Britain, and to its present most gra- cious occupant, it is our especial duty to acknowledge the distinguished favor whiclt Her Majesty the Queen has conferred uiion us, l)y convey- ing to us, under her Royal Cliarter, the full privileges of a University. Her Majesty, in that charter, has been pleased to declare her willing- ness " to promote the more jieiiect establishment within tlie Diocese of Toronto of a college in connection with the United Church of England and Ireland, for the education of youth in tlie doctr nes and duties ol' the Christian religion as inculcated by that Church, ac 1 for their ins- truction in the various Ijranches of science and literature whicli are taught in the Universities of this kingdom.'' It will ever be our pride, as it must ever ba cur dutv, faithfully to execute the trust thus gra- ciously confided to us, both by tlie' imuilcation of sound religious principles, and by tlie communication of all useful specular learning. In attempting to discharge this duty, we are assured that we can propose to ourselves no better model than that of the ancient Universities of England, with the studies of one of which 3 our Royal Highness is alrea- dy familiar, while we learn with sati.-faction that ii is your design to form a like intimate acquaintance with the other. It will be our aim, by the blessing of Almighty God, to jiorpetuate in this colony that spirit — XVI — of old English faith and loyally, by which tlie members ot our commu- nion have evei been dislinguished at home, and by Avhich we trust that t'.ey will still be rocognizod in every land in which our Church is plan- ted under the protection of tlie British Crown." The Prince's reply. " Gentlemen, — I thank you sincerely for tiie v;xpres6ioa of loyalty anti attachment to the Britisli Crown contained in your address, and the welcome you have given me to this city. Tiie institution from which the address proceeds is one of thu utmost imtor'.ance to the co'ony, in- asmuch as it is destined to train th' ' to w' o care are committed the spiritual iterests of the members c. • e ^ roh ol' England. I know the dlfficultie9 under which you hav- ;■.'-■■ ■it ^ and sincerely hope tlial you may successfully surmount thcra. ' UNIVKRSITY OF TORONTO. May it please your Royal Highness, — We, the Chancellor, Vice-Chan- cellor, Senate and Graduates of the University College, desire to wel- come your Royal Iliglincss with loyal and dutiful respect on your visit to the Capital of Upper Canada, and gladly avail ourselves of this aus- picious occasion to renew the assurance of our devoted loyalty to the Queen, and to express our grateful appreciation af the manifold blessingi which we enjoy under Her Majesty's benign sway. Fresh from the ad- vantages of England's most ancient University, your Royal Highness now honors with your presence the Academic Hall of this young Pro- vince. The pleasures and profit united in the purest of Collegiate stu- dies have already been enjoyed by you, and we doubt not that our efforts to extend the same educational privileges among our Canadian youth will command your sympathy, — framed as our system is upon the model of the Institutions of our Mother Country, while adapted in its details to the si)ecial wants of this portion of the Empire. To this great work, which involves the intellectual advancement of Canada, our best energies have been directed. By its means the first advantages of liberal culture, and Academic honors and rewards are placed within the reach of all who are prepared to avail themselves of their untrammelled facili- ties ; and under the Divine blessing our exertions have already been crowned with such success as encourages us to anticipate a noble future for our provincial University and College. The liigli gratification which we feel on welcoming in the heir of the British Crown, the destined successor of our Royal founder, is specially enhanced to us by the con- sideration that, alike by study and travel, your Royal Highness is being trained for the duties of the exalted position you are born to occupy. la these halls, devoted to the training of the youth on whom the future hopes of Canada rest, we welcome you as the hope of this great Empire. We rejoice to recognize in our Prince the promise of qualities which will render him worthy to inherit the Crown of our beloved Queen, whose virtues are associated with the glories of the Victoria era, and whose sceptre is the guarantee of equal liberties enjoyed in this, as in every Province of her world-wide dominions. The Prince's Reply. Gentlemen, — I rejoice to receive the assurances of your loyalty to tb< Queen and your appreciation of the blessing enjoyed under her sway by — XVII — every portion ol' lier Emi)irc. 1 urn iil Uiis uioment a member of ;i mor« iincient Univeisity, Imt I um not on tliHt, account tlie les^i inclined to respect .and honor tliosc whose cHVnts anitlirected to tliL' spread of know- lodge and leurnini; in a young couniry. I syniputhi/,e iicfirtiiy witli tht eftbrts Aviiicii you are makin;i on bcliall' of "cience and literature. I be- lieve llial much depends on your exertions, ami i earnestly liupe ;iiai the best evidences of the succesiful exertions of tlie University of Toronto may hereafter bo found in ihe progres? and prosperity of ('anada. UrPKIl CANADA ( OM.KfiR. May it p!ea:je Your lloyal Iligiine^'s: — We, tiic I'rinciiml and Masters 'if Upper (!anada ( ollogc, lag to approacli your Hoya! Iliglitiess with rentimeii's of di'votcil loyi.lty to Her Most {irucious Majesty tlie Queen. Tlie Institution with whicii we are connected is amongst tho earliest of the educational benetits conferred upon tlii.s Province by the li'nligluencd liberality of your illustrious relative, His Majesty King George IV. Kstabli'siied iu 182;) by lloyal Charter, I'jiv.ir Canada College ha- since continued to (ii--cliarge a most im])ort!MU work in th p.Jucation of many hundreds of Canadian youth, numlicrs of whom hav > been enabled, under the Divine blessing, to serve their country and * Empire with creilit in various honorable positions. Tiie Danube, t'e Crimea, and the still more recent battie-iields of India, stained w.tii their life-blood, have witnessed llie daring and dcvolion of I ■ "v Canada College iKjys ; and among the ofliccrs of that Regiment, w . boasts your Royal Highness' name, are several whose career in Upper Canada College gives ])romisc of good service to their country should opportunity oifer. It is our grateful duty und our p.rivilege, along with the sound and relipioi;s training which c!iaracteri;;e3 tiie time honored Grammar Schools of England, to incidcate in our Canadian youth at- tachment to the land and Institutions of their forefatiiers, and so to educate both mind and body that tiiey may be iitting and useful mem- bers of the great Empire to v.hich it is our pride to belong. In those of our youth who are now passing under our care, we cannot on this )iappy occasion forget that we see many who are destined to take pro- minent parts in the future of this young country, at a time, when, in tho order of Providence, your Highness s-hall hold the sceptre, which is now 30 benignly swayed by your august mother : and the recollection of this Royal visit will, we fervently trust, stamp an indelible im[)ress of reality on the abstract sentiment of loyalty, and knit the hearts of the rising generation inseiiarably to tho youthful heir to the mightiest Emjiirc in the wo! hi. UPI'KR CANADA COfNCIl, Ol" I'DBLtC INSTRUCTIO.H. May it jdease your Royal Highness, — The Couueil of Public Instruction for Upper Canada beg to unite with the many tlioi:sands of our fellow- subjects in welcoming you to a country first selecied as a home by the United Empire Loyalists of America. To us, as a body, hns been as- signed the task of establishing \ornial and Model Schools for the train- ing of Tl cliers, of making the Regulations for the GoTernmeut of Ele- mentary and Grammar Schools throughout the country, and of select- ing the text-books and libraries to be i;scd in them ; wliile on one of our ff f — XVllI number liis been imposed the duty ol' ureparinp and Hdministeiing tbe School laws. It liaa been our aim to imbibe tlio spirit and iniitiite tlie example of our beloved Sovereign in the interest and zeal witli v.hich Her Majesty has encouraj^ed the training of teachers and the establish- ment of .scliools for the oducaiion of the niassf'8 of Her iicoplc ; and w« litve been nobly seconded in (jur etforts by oiir Cana no other ])eople in your vast diminions, in virtue, intelligence, cntreprise and christian civilization. The Prince's Keply : •' CJentlemeu, — The progress of Canada luisexciti'd my admiration, but there is no suliject in whicli your elforts appear to have been more glorious than in the matter of public education. Vou have, I know, the assistance ot'an a'lle administrator in the person of your Chief Siijierin- tcndent, and 1 hope tlnU tiie ]>ublic eduCiAtion of Ujjper Canada will continue to emulate the principles of piety, obedience to law, and Christian charity among a thriving and industrious population. Accept, Gentlemen, my thanks, for the welcome now offered 1o me within the walls of this gr«at and imnortant establisliment." TRUSTEES 01'' THE HAMILTON CITY SCHOOLS. May it plcwsc Your Royal Hiij;hniss, — We, the Chairman and members of the Board of School Trustees for the city of Hamilton, beg to approach Your Royal Highness Avitii all loyal am' dutiful respect, and, in our own name, as also in liie name of all th'; Teachers and pujuls in the several schools under our care. — the highest of which you have deignud to honor with your presence, — we mc St heartil}' aiul loyally greet you on your auspicious arrival ia our ci.y, and gratefully Idd you a joyous welcome. Amid tlie great manifold blessings v.'c enjoy under the benign sway of our most Gracious Sovereign, your augu.-:t and honored motlier, we specially prize the syjteni f)f general education established in the pro- vmce, which, if matured and maintained, will soon render a good com- mon education, — the young Canadian's birthright, — altogether irre- spective of his class, color, or condition, and fiee access to the school- house, the privilege of all. In all our schools, and in their appropriate lessons, the great principles of religion and i)atriotism, loyalty and charity, are kintliy but faithfully inculcated. And we t'eel assured — XIX — tlift* t'lo condcscpiision nf Vmir Uoyal HiLvlincj^ in visitintr tliist and other schools ol" leiiriiing in the I'roviin'o, will nut only pfri'utl', i-ncoiir- ftgf* the work of i ducatioii, Inil will iilso t'osti'r and pcriictinitt! in the hearts of tiie .young, tiiiit profound Hi'iilinu'Ut of dcvoicil loyally wliicli cndcmrfj the lio that nnitrs us, as ft pooplo, to the IJritish I'rown, nnd \rhich will luToaftcr strengthen the Ililhl^,^ of that illusfrionF throne, Avliich, ill tiie i)rovi(lence of (lod, you tnny he railed to oecnpy "\Vo gliKlly avail our-f(d\'es of the occusuon to renew onr assurances ot loyalty to the (.^ueen, and oir iier^oiial regard for Your itoyal Highness. Miiy the recollections of your jtresent extended tour, bo to you a future satidfiiction ; niny your further journeying^ he pro.-iperouf!, and your return home ^afe and Iniipy. IIT CORRESI'OXDANCE UN THE oRAXCK DlFriCULTV Sir, — I have the honor to enclose a Ottawa, Augusit .'Jl, 1SU'>. copy of a letter addresf-cd to ine by the Secretary of State for ».he Colonies, now in attendance on His Royal Highness the I'rinee of Wales. In explanation of this letter I desire to call your attention to the fact, that according to an advertisement whieli has appeartd in a Toronto paper, it is tlie intention of the Orange liody in tiint Uity, to disphiy in the procfssion which is to take ]dace on the reception of His Royal Highness, and in the Streets through which 1m' is to pass, certain emblenis and decorations l)clonging specially to tiu-ir own Society. I may state in the most explicit terms, that any such display, or any attempt to connect -with His Royal Highness' reception, the public and open recognition of the Orangemen or any Party Association, would be viewed with extreme dissatisfaction. You Avill bear in mind. Sir, that His Royal Highness visits this Colony on the special invitation of the wluile people, as conveyed liy both branches of the Legislature, without distinction of creed or party, and it would be inconsistent with the spirit and object of such an invi- tation, and such a visit to thrust on him the exhibition of banners or other badges of distinction which are known to be offensive to any por- tion of Her Majesty's snbjecis. I teel satisfied that H'is Grace's reasons for expressing these viewa will, on consideration, be deemed satisfactory; and I have to request vou as Chief Magistrate of the City of Toronto, will take care that no such cause of complaint may exist, either in the Procession itself, or in the decoration of the Streets through which His Royal Highness will pass. I have further to request that you will, by letter addressed to me at Kingston, inform me explicitly whellier any doubt exists as to a compliance with the wishes expressed by the Duke of Newcastle in this matter, as the course likely to be pursued at Toronto may materially affect the route to be taken' by His Royal Highness in his future progress through the Province. I have tlie honor to be, sir, (Signed) Ei)MU>r» Head. Ills Woiship the Mayor, Toronto. — XX — (Copy.) Moiitrcfil, :!iitli AiiRUSt, ISC.O. My (lour Sir Kdiuiiinl,— I ani liit'DriiM'tl tliui it \i the iiiti'nlioti of the Orftiijjomeii of Toronto, to i-rt'ct lui iircli on the lino of roiito wliich it in desiriMl liy tho cilizciiB tliut tli-; Prince of Waloa shall ti\k(' on I-'ridHy next, iiMii to (jccornte it wiili tlu' (/i.w't'i/i/ of their Associiilioii. 1 am also told tlip.t thoy mean to appear in tlie I'rocossion simihirly decorated \Titli party hadites. It is obvious that a ilis{)lay of thisi nature on such an occasion ia lilcely to load to Uflijrions i'ond m d Hronch of the Peace, and it is my duty to prevent, as fir as ] am able, the ixiposure of the IMince to supposed participation in a scene so miicii to ho depreciilwd and so alien to Iho spirit in which he vidits Carada. I trust von miiv be able to persuade those wlio arc concerned in these lirepurationa to al)andoM their intentions ; but tliat there bi' no ini^takc, 1 hope you will inform them, that, in the event of any sucii arch beinjf erected, I .■Imll advise the Prince to refuse to pass und(-r it, and enter the town by another street ; un 1 f.irllier, if any Oraufre tiemonit ration, or nny otlier demonstration of a jiarty characior is pf-rgiatcd in, 1 shall advise the Prince to abandon his visit to the town al(o discord and ln-arl-burninj;, Ijiit riot and bloudslu'd.' I nevor doubted tlio loyalty of tiiu individiuilH cunipo.-iuiK the Orange body. I based my appL-iil to tlieni on the urouud of tliut loyalty and of their good feeling. I did not ask tliein to saerifiee a principb", but to furl a Hag anil to abstain from an article of dresr.. I wiilied tlu' Prinet; to sec tlieni, but not to give eountenance to n Socitty wliieii hni been didapprovcd in the mother country by the Bovcreign and Legislature of (ireat 15ritain. I am told that tlioy represeiii this act of mine aa a sunlit lo the l*ru- testant religion. Until they ean prove titat the great mii-s of Knglisli- tnen who are not (>riingemen are also not Protestants, it is (luiio unne- cessary for nif to repudiate so unfounded and absurd a cliargi'. I am well aware that such party prdcez-'-ins are not illegal in this country as they are in Ireland. This is a conclusive answer if I asked you as Mayor lo exercise your authority ; but it is no answer to my remonstrance. I made it, not as Secretary for the Colonies called upon to enforce a law, but as a Minister of th"! Queen attending the I'rince of Wales, by command of Her Majesty, on an ollicial visit to tliis colony at the invitation of its Legislature; and, I csk, in what jiosilion would tlie Prince be placed by my sanction if he were now to pass through «uch a scene as was prepared for him (which hapi)ens not to be forbidden by the Colonial Legislature) and next year vi^iit the North of Ireland, where he could not be a party to sucii an e.xliil'iiio:! without violating tlie laws of his country ? His Royal Highness will continue the route which has been prepared for him, but in any place where similar demonstrations are adhered to a similar course to that pursued at Kingston will be taken. I cannot conclude tiiis letter without an expression of regret that the Corporation did not accept the offer which I made them through you to present their Address on board the steamer, — an ofler readily accepted by the Moderator and Synod of the Presbyterian Synod in connection with the Church of Scotland. It is impossible to believe that the mem- bers of the Corporation -were influenced by sympatliy with the conduct of the Orangemen, but 1 fear such a construction is too likely to 1)0 put upon their decision. I am, Sir, your very ol)edient Ser\ ant, Newca.stlk. To the Worshipful the Mayor of Kingston. TuE City Hall, Kingston, 11th Sept., 1800. May ji please your (irace, — I have tlie honor to acknowledi>o the receipt of your Crace's letter dated 5th instant, and have laid the same before the Council of the »Jity of Kingston. In reply, I am instructed by the Council to thank your Grace for the exposition of your motives in the advice given by your Grace to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, in pursuance of which the citizens of Kingston have been debarred from the pleasure of seeing him, presenting the address of welcome to the city which they had preparea, and assuring His Royal Highness that the loyalty and devotion to the British Crown exhibited l)y the inhabitants of this district during times of internal disaffection XXII m i' i and foreign nggretsiou have not decreased, wliilst the feeliiigt! of love and admiration enteituiiied for Her Most (Jraeious Mnjesty by the people of England arc fully shared by their felknv-subjects here. The Council have 'carefully -weighed the arguments used by your Grace to sn-tain the decision eomniuiiicated on the 30ih nit. to Sir Edmund Head, to the ellVet tint His Koyal ifighness would be advh^ed to aban- don his visit to tiiis city in case any Urange demonstration were persist- ed in, it being your duty to prevent the exposure of tlie Prince to supposed ])articipa;ion in a scene likely to Itad to religious feud and breach of the ])eaco : ami they resi)ectfully call your Grace's attention jo th.! f;ict, that the nresnit state of the la\v nrtecting thposing that the Prince was giving his sanction to a display which you had clearly stated you desired should not take plncc. Had your grace on landing on this continent made known His Royal Highness' desire that no party emblems should be used on the occasion of his visit, and that it was your intention to advise him to pass by any place where this was disregarded, 'he Coun- cil are convinced the late complication would not have occurred, as it is believed the Orange Society woubl never have thought of acting ceunter to His Royal Highness' desire : but your Grace's own experience must satisfy you of the extreme difficulty of at the last moment reasoning with men who, looking upon their colours as the badge of their religion, had imbibed the idea, however erroneous it may have been, that your Grace's command [for consideriugthe penalty, it amounted to such] was intended as a slight to the Protestant community, the restrictions now imposed being in such stricking contrast to the attention and respect shown to Roman Catholics in Lower Canada. Had the Prince visited Kingston upon the invitation of the Orange Society, it would have been within }our Grace's province to have affixed any condition you thought proper to the acceptance of the invitation- I XXIII Hut this yras not the case. The inviliition was (fiven in the name of the citizens, and unconditionally acceptcMl ; and the Coiinril cannot but. feci that the expectations of the people, after being ra:?ed by that formal acceptance, and by the rrinc(:'e promi:f to atter.d a liali to be givenn his honor, liave been arbitrarily disa])pointed, ^\itho^lt good reason, mo- ral, religious or political, but simply to meet the r.nreafoiiable demand? of a small section of the citizens. Neither the authorities nor Jie inhabitai.ts werorespo'isibk- t'or the acts of tlie Orangemen wlio visited Kingston on the fourth and fifth instant; and from so few of flic large iis-emblage lieing residents of the city, the members of the Council could exercisv little if any 4nlluonci' over "tlieni. And yet because these parties chose to assert their rights as British sub- jects and a[)pear to gi-ec t their Priuce in a peculiar costume, not contrary to tlie law, your (irace has caused a disappointment of the most poignant kind to thousands of Her Majesty's most devoted subjects assembled here, after months of eager e^i'i-'ct-ition, to t'stify ll:eir loyally to the throne and to give His Royal Highness a warm and allectionate wel- come. Tlie Co\ineil cannot admit of any analogy between His Royal llighne's l.'.nding in a town in C^am'.da wln.vc t)rMiige WJibU-ms wrre exhibited, and being a parly to a similar seen*' in the XorMi of Ireland, am! in i)roof need only reft^r to your Grace's letter, which states that, whilst in this country, such a party display is legal, in Ireland it is the reverse. His Iloyal lliuhness could not, therefore, l)y any possibility, be made a party to an exhibition Avhich, being illegal, could not occui'. Nor can they see any similarity between the i osition of the .Moder.ator ot the I'ri^-sby- teriau Church, residing in Lov.'er Canada, and with whom a special ap- pointment to receive an Addres",[the reading of which, by some accident liad not been permitted in Moulrealj, and that of the eiti;'.ens ofKingston, whose invitation, after being accepted, was now slighted, and their dear- est hopes doomed to disapjiointment, because ]arties over whom they had no control thought proper to wear Orange ribbons and unf'.irl a iiag bearing the likeness of a former King of England. There appears, however, to be a great similarity between the course adopted by the Council of the counties of Frontinac, Lennox and Ad- Uington, and that of the City Clouncil; and this is natural, as in both cases Addresses welcoming His Iloyal Highness to Kingston would have been inappiooriate, and might as well have been in-eici.ted at St. Jameg' as on the bosom of Lake Ontario. The Council, Avithout justifying the want cf courtesy exhibited by ths Orangemen, firmly believe that they were actuated by an earntst desire 10 do the Pi-ince honor, and that the disapjiointmeut is all the keener to ihem because their efforts have been misunderstood and the liisplay of the t-mblems which they conceive to bi tyjical of their loyalty to the throne and their attiiciiment to the Protestant faith made .1 reproach to them. In conclusion, the Council desire to express their deep regret at the recent occurreutes, and nd'er to the strenuous etibrts made by them dur- ing the whole yieriod of the late difficulty to induce the Orangemen to waive their rights and lay aii'h^ their rega'ia, so as to remove the diffi- culty which your Grace's decision has raised to His Royal Highuess landing, as the best ]iroof liiat they were not actuated by sympathy tor the Orangemea in declining to proseut the Address on board ihe steam- er, but by a due sense of the important trust committed to them by their feliow-citizens, and a determination that they woidd not by any act of theirs assume the responsibility or ap|H'ar to sanction the sound- — XXIV — • uess of the advice tendered l)y your Grace to His I?oyal Highness — adyicc which tlie Council bcli(>ve would not have been given had your Grace consulted tlie (rovernment of the country, who, froTu their intimate knowledge of the state of feelings rnd circumstances, as well as the laws of the Province, would have prob;. ly been uljle to satisfy your (Jraceof the injustice and injpolicy of the course wliiijli lias been adopted. I have the honor to be j'our Grace's ^lost humVde and obedient servant, (Signod,) O. S. Sti!A.n(;e, ^ Mayor. To His Grace t'.ic iTake of Newcastle, &c. &c., rangenien, foresaw the jirobabiliiy of dilTiculty, and took measures to obtain correct information al the ear- liest practicable moment. Vours very faithfully, Edml'.vi) Heap. Hon. J. H. Cameron. IV. ,]ST I'.MITNHUS OF ][. i;, II. AT THE liAl.[,S AND SOIIIHES (ilVEN IN 5IIS HONOR ]N CANADA. QvEUix' — Ball e'/ff/i hy Ihe Mayor ami. the Citizens, at Ihr. Music Hall, Si. Liiris i^tred, 2i.s< August. — 1. Mrs. Langevin (wile of II. Laiigevin, Esquire, M.P.r., and Mayor of Qucbt-c) ; 2. Mrs. Caitior (wife of the Hon. <;. E. Cartier, Attorney General and Preinier) ; 3 Mits Irvine (iiaughter of Col. Irvine, Provincial Aide-de-Canip) ; 4. Miss Price: 5. Miss Le.Mesurier ; G. Mis.s Derbisbirc ; T. Miss Sewcll ; 8. Miss Oaron (ilanjjhter of the lion. Justice Caron) ; 0. Lady Milne; 10. ^liss Napier ; 11. Mrs. Serecold (wife of Captain Sorecold and daughter of th-.; lion. Justice Duval); 12. Miss Dunscomb (dano^hter of the Collector of Customs at Quebec); \?<. Miss Fisher (daughter of the Attorney Gen- oral of New Brunswick) ; 14. Miss .Mountain (daughter of the [Jishop of Quel)ec); 13. Miss Anderson; IG. Mr.s. Ross; 17. Mr?. I'.dl ; 18. Jliss Tilley (daughter of the Provineial Secretary of New-Ih-unswivk) : 19. Mrs. r;. II. Smith. ;\Io.NTi!E.M, — Ball i:iiuii by the Ciiitcns al Ike buddini^ fxpressly erected for the jiarjioftc, 27/A .■laii-ust. — 1. Jfrs. Yonng (wif» of ihe Hon. John "Voung, late Commissioner of Public AVorks, and Clunrman of the Com- mittee of Reception) : 2. .Miss Dc-lis'e (daugluer of A M. Delisle, Esquire, Clerk of the Peace) ; 3. Miss Servante (daughter of Col. Servante) ; 4. Ladv Milne ; "). Miss Napier (daughter of Col. Napier) ; 0. .Mrs. King; 7. Miss E. Smith ; 8. Miss Tyre ; !i. Mrs. Drown (duughier of C. 5. Rodier, Esquire, Mavor of Montreal) : 10. Mi-:sLeneh; 11. Miss Fisher; 12. Miss de Rocheblavc : 13. Mrs. Freer (daughter of the Hon. L. V. rticotte, late vSpeaker) ; l-\'. Miss Chauveau (daughter of the Hon. P. J. (». Cliauveau, Superintendent of Education) ; 15. iViss Laura John- son ; li]. Miss. Relson ; 17. Miss King: 18. Mrs. Forsyth: 19. Miss Sophia Stewart ; 20. Mrs. Macdonald (wife of the Hon. J. S. Macdonald, late Speaker). Conoinm — Ball given hy the Citizens, 20//; Scptcn>ba:—\. .Miss Peaty (daughter of the Mavor) : 2. Mrs. Ewart; ;!. Mrs. Reid ; 4. .Aliss For- tune (daughter of the Slierif) ; 5. Miss Pringle ; « Mrs. S. Smith (wife of the Hon. S. Smith, Postmaster tJeneial); 7. Miss Dainty; H. Miss Powell ; 9. Mis.s Buruhani : 10. Miss Bennett : 11. Mrs Ci.bitt : 12. Miss Hall ; 13. Miss Powell : 14, Miss Gaver; 1">. Miss Barron. ToiioNro~-«prf/)/jo/) giren bii the Membeiy of the liar ai Ofgoode Hall, F\lh Scptembrr.— ]. Mrs.~^ Cameron (wife of tlie 11 n. J. U. Cameron, 2. Miss Boulton ; .3. Mi.,s MacNab (dantrhter of the Hon. Sir A. N. MacNab, late Premier, and Aide-de-Camp to H. M.) ; 4. Miss ^Vidder (daughter of Fred AVidder, E.squire, Agent of the Hriti.'-h Land Company) ; 5. Miss Robinson : G. Miss McCaul (daughter of the Principal of ihe University of Toronto) : 7. Miss Draper ; 8. Miss Powell (of Niagain) 4 XXVI — Ball given by Ihc Ciltzin:^ at the Cryxtul Palace, Wth September. — 1. Mrs. Wilson (wife of tiio Mayor); 'J. Miss de Blaqnicre; 3. Miss Black- well ; 4. Mrs. M. C. Cameron; 5. Miss Killalv 60. MI=s E Ridout; 7. Miss Powell ; 8. Miss MacNab ; 9. Miss Heitn Gzowski ; 10. Mrs. J.B.Robinson: 11. Miss Wallace; 12. Miss Young (daughter of the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia) ; 13. Miss Moffatt ; 14. .Miss McCaul / 15. Miss Harris; IG. Miss Shanly; 17. Miss Dennison ; 18. Miss Spragge ; 19. Miss Jarvis; 20. Miss Murney (daughter of the lion. E. Murneyj. LoNDO.N — Ball ^ivenbij the Citij,iii rear of the Tecumseth House. — 1. Miss Moffatt (daughter of tiio Mayor) ; 2. Mrs. Watson ; .S. Miss Becher ; 4. Mrs. Howell ; 5. Miss Prince ; (3. Miss Askin ; 7. Mrs. Small (wife of the Hon. Justice Small) ; 8. Miss Hamilton; 9. Mrs. Lawrason; 10. Miss Meredith; 11. Miss Bell; 12. Miss Gzowski; 1.']. Mrs. Rivers; 14. Miss Hope'; l."). Miss Ualtoii ; IQ. Miss Paul; 17. Mrs. Taylor; 18. Mrs. Daniell ; 10. Mis.s Biougli. Hamilto.n — Ball !;ivcnby the Citizens at the temporary building.^ in rear 0/ the lioyitl Hotel, September 19. I.Mrs. David MacNah (sister-in-law of Sir Allan MacNab); 2. Miss Mills (daugliter of the Hon. Mr. Mills) ; ;;. Miss MacNab ; 4. Miss Blanch Widdcr ; .'J. Miss Smith ; tjo. Miss Thomas (daughter of the Sheriff) ; 7. Miss Lawrason ; 8. Mrs. Strickland ; 9. Miss Murray; 10. Mrs. Brydges ; 11. Miss Powell (of Niagara) ; 12. Sliss E. Murray) ; 1,"!. Miss Powell ; 14. Miss Proudfoot; ID. Miss Benson; 16. Miss (Jedd ; 17. Miss Reynolds. v^^iW ■ r (X)NJ ENTS. PAGE I. Introduction 1 11. The Prirce's Biography 4 III. Tho Prince's Departure for Auiorica 8 IV. Ne-nfoundland. 8 v. Nova Scotia 11 VI. New Brunswick ^'> VII. Prince Edward's Island 18 VIII. Collective Importance of the Lower Provinces "20 IX. Lower Canada '^-^ X. Upper Canada "J-^ XI. Importance of Canada and the Britisli North American Colonies and their future destiny ^0 XII. The Prince in the United States ^^ XIII. Return to Europe 112 XIV. Conclusion H^' APPENDIX I. Poetry ' 11. Addresses presented to H. II. II. by Rducatioual Institutions III. Correspondence on the Orange Ditliculty J-'X IV. List of the Partners of H R. H., at tlie Balls given in his lior.or in Canada -^^"^ i^ ■M '■i>, 0^ "te^R^irf n^mmmmmm^mrmmmm ■^3^1 j^^''*f%_ ..■■** I MONTREAL, EUSEBlK SENECAr, PRINTER, 4, SAINT VINCENT STREET. i f «=*;(g5:?=S>' ^=^ y ,.--» I